We have all heard the old adage "time is money," but what if an employee's disability affects his ability to show up for work on time? This issue was recently addressed in Albright v. Trustees of the ...

While the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its interpretative regulations state that "written [job] descriptions are entitled to consideration," as the 1st Circuit pointed out, the ...

Essential functions are the basic job duties that an employee must be able to perform, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). An employee who cannot perform the ...

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a summary judgment award on an employee’s failure-to-accommodate claim. The Court’s decision focused on the employer’s improperly narrow ...

On October 17, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas entered summary judgment in favor of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, as representative of the ...