Two Lessons Regarding Reasonable Accommodation from Gooden v. OPM
These are two crucial lessons about reasonable accommodation from an influential court case.
Reasonable Accommodation
Teleworking as a Reasonable Accommodation is an Essential Right Granted to the Federal Employee
Telework can be a reasonable accommodation provided to federal employees. The author looks at a court decision that illustrates how it can apply.
The EEOC Continues to Expand Upon Protections to Disabled Government Workers
A recent court case illustrates how an obscure law can help protect federal employees from disability discrimination.
What Happens When I Cannot Do My Job Even With a Reasonable Accommodation?
In order to be entitled to a reasonable accommodation, you need to be a qualified disabled employee, but what does it mean to be “qualified?”
Did You Know that Federal Employees Can Request Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation?
Federal employees can request different types of leave as a reasonable accommodation. These are some of the scenarios and how they can protect your job.
Strong Protections Still Exist for Disabled Employees in the Federal Workplace
The federal government strives to be a model employer for disabled employees. The author says Reasonable Accommodation is one area where it excels.
‘Job Restructuring’ as a Reasonable Accommodation in Federal Employment (Part 2)
In the second of two series of articles on job restructuring as a reasonable accommodation, the author explores how job restructuring could affect other employees besides the disabled person being accommodated, and examines the limitations on the burden that an agency may place on other employees.
‘Job Restructuring’ as a Reasonable Accommodation in Federal Employment
In the first of two articles on job restructuring as a reasonable accommodation, the author explores how managers ascertain what an employee’s essential functions of his or her job position are, how to restructure a job position to accommodate an employee, and explores some cases that shed light on how the EEOC and federal courts look at these issues.
Agencies Drag Feet in Providing Reasonable Accommodations for Fed Employees
Carol Brown’s case is not precedential, but it raises many of the disability discrimination issues federal employees commonly raise.
Reasonable Accommodation and Attendance
The Americans with Disabilities Act requires an agency to reasonably accommodate the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified employee with a disability. But how does this factor into an employee’s attendance at work?
