Here are two posts from employment law blogs that illustrate some of the difficulties and contradictions of the ADA, especially when it comes to reasonable accommodations. In the first post, from Eric Meyer of The Employment Handbook, the court held that under the ADA a utility man could have a…
The EEOC has commenced a suit against food retailer King Soopers for firing a bipolar worker in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The EEOC is alleging the company refused to accommodate and unlawfully fired a receptionist at its headquarters. Although employment discrimination suits based on mental illness are…