Healthcare employers face unique challenges when it comes to absence, leave and disability management due to the need to balance several countervailing interests including running a 24-hour healthcare ...

In the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal's recent decision Fogleman v. Greater Hazleton Health Alliance, the court addressed significant issues under all three of the most important statutes in federal ...

An employee’s request for disability leave until “September or October” wasn’t specific enough to render the time off a reasonable accommodation, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held Tuesday ...

Generational perspectives, along with an increased focus on work-life balance and paid family leave laws, have altered employees’ expectations resulting in more requests for accommodations and leaves ...

It generally takes 4 to 6 weeks to complete, depending largely on the time it takes for the HR-Benefits representative to receive the relevant medical information. What is a qualified ...

Survival of the worker’s failure-to-accommodate claim hinged on whether EEOC could present evidence the worker requested an accommodation based on a disability — a burden EEOC and the worker did not ...

Mental health conditions affect many individuals in the US every year. In fiscal year 2021, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) data reflected about 8,400 charges from individuals alleging ...