In some situations, employers call us to ask about an employee’s request for job modifications that appear unworkable on their face. Sometimes, the requests remove a substantial part of the employee’s ...

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects the rights of employees with disabilities to request reasonable accommodation that enables them to perform their essential job functions and enjoy ...

Many employers would appreciate a clear road map when traveling the often winding roads of reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). However, there are no rigid routes ...

Our experts will discuss what the various types of accommodations are, how to determine essential job functions, and what obligations both employers and employees have with respect to the interactive ...

The interactive process is an informal practice in which the employee and employer determine the precise limitations created by the disability and how best to respond to the need for an accommodation.

The ADA favors an informal, interactive process when looking for an accommodation for an employee with a disability. And while a failure to engage in that process isn't a stand-alone violation under ...

The interactive process is a collaborative and ongoing dialogue between the University and the individual with a disability to assess the need for an accommodation and identify possible reasonable ...