#ICYDK: A fired worker pointed to an HR professional’s e-mail raising concerns about his health as evidence of discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and a federal district court relied on the e-mail to let the claim advance. https://goo.gl/WA7fTR
Janitor Who Went Silent While on Leave Loses Claims
#ICYMI: A federal district court in Seattle dismissed the discrimination claims of a Washington State Department of Transportation janitor who stopped responding to his employer while on medical leave. https://goo.gl/iqmN3w
Appeals Court Blocks Austin’s Paid-Sick-Leave Law
#ICYMI: Austin’s paid-sick-leave ordinance is pre-empted by the Texas Minimum Wage Act, a state appeals court found on Nov. 16 in a lawsuit seeking to stop the city’s mandate. https://goo.gl/8cBSzB
ADA Doesn’t Require Leave ‘Until Further Notice’
#ICYMI: An employee who couldn’t have returned to her job at the end of her medical leave even if additional leave had been granted as a reasonable accommodation lost her Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) claim. https://goo.gl/Bxjytp