Tag: U.S. court of Appeals for the Second District

Ignoring OSHA Safety Standard Not ‘Reasonable’ Accommodation

Most employers know the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires them to consider a disabled employee’s request for a reasonable accommodation so she can perform an essential function of her position. In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (whose rulings apply to all New York employers) held an employee’s […]