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Deaf Ramp Agent’s Inability to Communicate With Others While Working Posed ‘Direct Threat’ to Employee Safety, Court Rules

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SkyWest Airlines, Inc., was justified in discharging a deaf ramp agent because his inability to hear or effectively communicate posed a “direct threat” to the safety of himself and others, the U.S. District Court for the...more

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Fourth Circuit Says Transferring an Employee Is ADA Accommodation of Last Resort

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If disabled employees are no longer able to perform the essential functions of their job even with reasonable accommodation, under the Americans with Disabilities Act the employer must consider transferring the workers to an...more

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