Labor and Employment Laws and Developments in Healthcare Industry
A nurse’s request to use a cane while working in a hospital’s behavioral health unit is not a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a federal district court in Florida has ruled. United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. St. Joseph’s Hospital, Inc., No. 8:13-cv-2723-T-30TGW (M.D. Fl. Feb. 18, 2015).
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A senior living facility lawfully terminated an LPN when, following knee replacement surgery and the expiration of her FMLA leave, she could no longer perform the essential functions of her job, a federal district court has found.
Continue Reading Inability to Perform Essential Job Functions after FMLA Leave Sinks LPN’s Disability Discrimination, FMLA Claims
Healthcare employers – we thought you may be interested in this 9th Circuit decision addressing the request of an ICU neo-natal nurse to “opt-out” of the employer’s unplanned absence policy as an accommodation. A summary of the opinion is available on Jackson Lewis’ Disability, Leave and Health Management blog at http://www.disabilityleavelaw.com/.
