Category: Interactive Process
Wacky Wednesday: Fear and Loathing in Elementary Education
Last week, the Sixth Circuit ruled that a former Ohio public school teacher who was suffering from pedophobia (the fear of young children), had not presented an Americans with Disabilities Act or Age Discrimination Claim. The Plaintiff requested the school district accommodate Plaintiff's disability, pedophobia, by transferring her from...
New Hampshire Decision Clarifies Accommodation Request Threshold and Reminds Employers of Importance of Manager Training
On December 29, 2014, the District of New Hampshire issued a decision denying Summary Judgment and allowing a claim under the ADA to proceed to a jury after the former employee's supervisor stated: "Your Asperger's got in the way of your ability to interact with your boss, and we...