Requests for Medical Records Under the ADA

Requests for Medical Records Under the ADA

Requests for Medical Records Under the ADA From Shawe Rosenthal LLP The Americans with Disabilities Act governs employers’ ability to make medical inquiries of employees, including requests for medical records. And where the ADA permits employers to make such...
Requests for Medical Records Under the ADA

Requests for Medical Records Under the ADA

Requests for Medical Records Under the ADA From Shawe Rosenthal LLP The Americans with Disabilities Act governs employers’ ability to make medical inquiries of employees, including requests for medical records. And where the ADA permits employers to make such...
Does the ADA Protect Sleeping on the Job?

Does the ADA Protect Sleeping on the Job?

Clark v. Champion National Security, Incorporated (No. 18-11613, January 14, 2020) is the Fifth Circuit’s latest statement on whether the Americans with Disabilities Act (the “ADA”) requires an employer to excuse terminable misconduct—here, sleeping on the job—based...
Associational Discrimination Under the ADA

Associational Discrimination Under the ADA

The association provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits employment discrimination against an employee or applicant because of a known relationship or association with a person with a known disability. This means that an employer is prohibited...