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Quirky Question # 185; Accommodating a Disabled Employee Who Only Can Work a Partial Shift

Quirky Question # 185; Accommodating a Disabled Employee Who Only Can Work a Partial Shift

January 18, 2012 

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Question: We run a manufacturing company.  We are fortunate in that, despite the difficult economy, our products remain in high demand.  One of our employees has a couple of related disabilities, the consequence of which is that he only can...

VIEW ALL POSTS ABOUT: Disability Discrimination
Quirky Question # 182, Accommodating Employee with Disabled Spouse

Quirky Question # 182, Accommodating Employee with Disabled Spouse

September 20, 2011 

by Dorsey & Whitney

Question: One of our management employees has a spouse with some serious health problems.  Until recently, this fact has not had an impact on his job performance. Of late, however, he has been distracted by his wife’s recurrent illness (understandably) and...

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Quirky Question # 178: Medical Marijuana and the ADA

Quirky Question # 178: Medical Marijuana and the ADA

July 25, 2011 

by Gabrielle Wirth

Question: We are a large company with operations in several states. Three of the states in which we operate permit medical marijuana use: California, Oregon, and Washington. One of our factory employees, working in an Oregon location, recently requested that...

VIEW ALL POSTS ABOUT: Disability Discrimination, Drug & Alcohol Use
Quirky Question # 176: Obesity, Disabilities and the ADAAA

Quirky Question # 176: Obesity, Disabilities and the ADAAA

July 12, 2011 

by Dorsey & Whitney

Question: We run a full-service lakefront resort, and our prime season is starting this month. We are open year-round, but increase our staff size significantly each summer by re-hiring many employees who return each year. One of our long-time summer...

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Quirky Question # 166, Employer Questionnaire Regarding Time Away From Work

Quirky Question # 166, Employer Questionnaire Regarding Time Away From Work

December 23, 2010 

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Question: We have an employee who has missed a lot of work because of various non-work related injuries, a fall off a motorcycle, a ski injury and various sore back claims. We would like to give him a questionnaire asking...

POSTED IN California Questions, Disability Discrimination
Quirky Question # 163, Accessing Mental Health Records in a Physical Disability Case

Quirky Question # 163, Accessing Mental Health Records in a Physical Disability Case

November 22, 2010 

by Dorsey & Whitney

Question: One of our employees recently claimed that he is entitled to a reasonable accommodation of his physical disability (a serious back problem). We were unable to work out an accommodation for the employee (we probably did not do as...

VIEW ALL POSTS ABOUT: Disability Discrimination, Litigation Issues
Reasonable Accommodation for Absent Employee?  Quirky Question # 154

Reasonable Accommodation for Absent Employee? Quirky Question # 154

August 4, 2010 

by Dorsey & Whitney

Quirky Question #154 One of our manufacturing employees, call him Jim, was fairly seriously injured in an accident on the production floor. Jim applied for workers’ compensation and was examined by a doctor. The doctor let us know that in...

POSTED IN California Questions, Disability Discrimination
Alcoholism and a Last Chance Warning, Quirky Question # 142

Alcoholism and a Last Chance Warning, Quirky Question # 142

April 7, 2010 

by Gabrielle Wirth

Question: I work as an HR representative in a medium-sized California business – we employ about 50 people.  Recently, a situation with one of our employees was brought to my attention, and I’ve been asked how to handle it.  We...

POSTED IN California Questions, Disability Discrimination
Threatening Behavior — A Mental Health Disability?  Quirky Question # 132

Threatening Behavior — A Mental Health Disability? Quirky Question # 132

January 31, 2010 

by Dorsey & Whitney

Quirky Question # 132: One of our employees has been very belligerent of late.  He has made comments to co-workers that were intimidating and frightening.  Some of his co-workers have considered them to be threats of violence and have reported...

VIEW ALL POSTS ABOUT: Disability Discrimination, Workplace Violence
ADA and ADHD, Quirky Question # 125

ADA and ADHD, Quirky Question # 125

December 7, 2009 

by Dorsey & Whitney

Quirky Question # 125: We, like others who have recently submitted questions to you, have an ADA issue.  We have an employee who seemingly is unable to focus, to complete a task that he has started.  Simply stated, he is...

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