Law

ADA’s Interactive Process: Employer Obligations Following Accommodation Requests

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 ...
JD Supra

Using the EEOC's "Interactive Process" Framework to Address COVID-19 Reasonable Accommodation Requests

Even for companies experiencing significant business interruptions due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, human resources and workplace compliance professionals remain hard at work, trying to support ...
HR Dive

ADA interactive process that took nearly 2 years didn't create an 'undue delay'

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 ...
Law

'Interactive Process' in Disability Discrimination Suit Could Make Its Way to First Circuit, Counsel Says

The ADA's interactive process requirement is a critical protection that ensures employers make decisions based on dialogue and facts, not assumptions," said plaintiff's attorney, Andrew Rozynski, of ...
JD Supra

The Interactive Process Is a Two-Way Street: Ninth Circuit Finds Employee’s Inadequate Effort Doomed ADA Claim

“Once an employer becomes aware of the need for accommodation, that employer has a mandatory obligation under the ADA to engage in an interactive process with the employee to identify and implement ...