Timely arrival at work not always an essential job function *

USA - March 12 2013
In a case involving a schizophrenic employee whose medication caused him to feel drowsy and sluggish in the morning, the Second Circuit Court of…

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Request for straight day shift not a reasonable accommodation *

USA - September 24 2012
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) did not require a power company to grant a diabetic employee’s request to work a straight day shift.

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Employer settles EEOC suit alleging sexual harassment of employees by customer *

USA - March 20 2012
Under a consent decree recently approved by a federal district court in Florida, owners of a restaurant will pay $200,000 to servers who allegedly were sexually harassed by a regular customer. 

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Could the American Psychiatric Association cause employers headaches? The potential impact of the DSM-5 *

USA - March 1 2012
Since it was first published in 1952, the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual has served as the primary reference on mental health disorders for medical practitioners, government agencies such as the Social Security and Veterans Administrations, and state and federal courts. 

Co-authors: Douglas A. Hass.

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Short-term pregnancy complications found not to be a disability *

USA - September 12 2011
In a case of first impression in a court of appeals, the Seventh Circuit recently ruled that pregnancy-related complications can rise to the level of a "disability" within the meaning of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA). 

Co-authors: Abizer Zanzi.

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