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Reasonable Accommodation Aviation Industry Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

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DOT Proposes Consequential Changes to Air Carrier Disability Accessibility Regulations

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On February 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released an advance copy of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) titled “Ensuring Safe Accommodations for Air Travelers with Disabilities Using Wheelchairs.”...more

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Employers Should be Prepared to Deal with Coronavirus

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With the worldwide cases of coronavirus tripling in the past week, and the eleventh case confirmed in the United States, U.S. employers are examining what necessary precautions should be taken to control and prevent the...more

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Change in job duties may necessitate change in ADA accommodation

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It was a close call, but a court recently denied an employee’s Americans with Disabilities Act claim that her employer had improperly refused a request to continue working from home as an accommodation. With the growth of...more

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Close Call: American Airlines Wins ADA Case by One Vote, but the Warning Signals for Employers are Loud and Clear

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In a 2-1 decision in Bilinsky v American Airlines, Inc., 2019 WL 2610944 (7th Cir. June 26, 2019), the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed American Airlines’ summary judgment win against a former employee who...more

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