The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh has spoken, and employers that once relied exclusively on McDonnell Douglas might need to rethink their litigation strategy in employment-discrimination cases.
On December 12,...more
1/3/2024
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Burden-Shifting ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
McDonnell Douglas Formula ,
Race Discrimination ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title VII
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, in Beasley v. O’Reilly Auto Parts, recently held that a claim for failure-to-accommodate under the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) must include an adverse employment...more
8/15/2023
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Failure to Accommodate ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Statutory Violations
On May 27, 2021, in Todd v. Fayette County School District, a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the propriety of a school district’s decision to end a mentally ill...more