by worksaver-admin | Mar 22, 2024 | ADA
By Fiona W. Ong, Shawe Rosenthal LLP – Lexology, January 31 2024 As the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit explained, for purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act, “[m]erely labeling a list of suggestions an ‘accommodation...
by worksaver-admin | Nov 7, 2023 | ADA
Blog Labor & Employment Report Fiona W. Ong, Shawe Rosenthal LLP Lexology, October 27 2023 An employee who refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19 argued that his employer violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by regarding him as having a...
by worksaver-admin | Nov 7, 2023 | ADA
Sarah J. Hawk and Tieranny Cutler – Barnes & Thornburg LLP Lexology, October 30, 2023 Employers are presented with many third-party recruitment options for maintaining and expanding workforces. Such efforts must comply with the anti-discrimination provision...
by worksaver-admin | Aug 22, 2023 | ADA
By Richard Bunch, PT, PhD, CBES and Trevor Bardarson, PT, OCS, CBES Physical Ability Tests for Job Applicants The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) permits physical ability tests (PATs) for job applicants if they are applied on a post-offer basis and uniformly for...
by worksaver-admin | Jul 27, 2023 | ADA
Over the past decade, it has become increasingly commonplace for employers to use algorithmic decision-making tools in employment. Employers use a wide range of tools to assist them in employment decision-making and performance management, including: Resume scanners...
by worksaver-admin | Jul 27, 2023 | ADA
As we presented earlier in our WorkSaver newsletter the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) became effective June 27, 2023. This act entitles pregnant employees the right to reasonable accommodations pertaining to pregnancy, childbirth, post-partum recovery...
