Category Archives: Discrimination/Equal Rights

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SEVENTH CURCUIT INCREASES DTY OF EMPLOYERS TO REASSIGN DISABLED WORKERS

By: John E. Murray Under the American’s with Disabilities Act, and most state discrimination laws, employers must make reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled workers. When no accommodation would allow the employee to remain in his or her current position, employers must consider reassignment to a vacant position for which the employee is qualified. In a […]

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OFCCP PROPOSED RULE SEEKS TO INCREASE DISABILITY HIRING

By: Laurie A. Petersen and Kristofor L. Hanson On December 9, 2011, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”), published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which if implemented, would impose significant changes on companies doing business with the federal government with respect to their hiring of persons with disabilities. The rule […]

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