2009 Group Disability Insurers       October 21, 2009
Feature: Listed in alphabetical order Published May 18, 2009 (10/21/2009)
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$1.2 Million Judgment in Disability Case       October 16, 2009
Feature: Employers must always engage in an interactive process with employees seeking job accommodations. Employers should not assume that an employee is no longer able to perform the essential functions of her job with or without an accommodati...
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Terminated Employee's 'Regarded As' Claim Weighed       October 16, 2009
Feature: Employers must return to work employees who have been released by their doctors to work and who can perform essential job duties and responsibilities of their positions. Where requested or necessary, reasonable accommodations should be ...
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Judge Rules Against Unum in Long-Term Disability ...       August 24, 2009
News: A federal judge has found in favor of a plaintiff suing Unum Group over the Chattanooga, Tennessee-based insurer's denial of long-term disability benefits.
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Can the ADA Pave His Way to the NBA?       July 22, 2009
Feature: Commentary: How can a 59-year-old lawyer hope to make it to the NBA? Attorney Alan Rupe has it all mapped out thanks to some recent cases involving accommodations for disabled workers. (7/22/2009)
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No Claim for Failure to Accommodate       June 26, 2009
Feature: Employers are advised to engage in an interactive process with employees seeking job accommodation. The Americans with Disabilities Act does not require employers to accommodate employees by assigning other workers to take over the ...
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Failure to Accommodate Pregnancy       June 19, 2009
Feature: Employers are advised to consider state law obligations to accommodate disabled employees due to pregnancy. If the employer has an alternative or interim work program for injured or disabled employees, state law may require the employer ...
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Driving as a 'Major Life Activity' Rejected       June 2, 2009
Feature: Impact: Employers are advised to engage in an interactive process with employees seeking job accommodation. Although the inability to drive is not a major life activity, it could create a disability if it caused an impairment of a major ...
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Dismissal for Not Calling In Does Not Violate ...       April 2, 2009
Article: Employers should be cautious when considering applying leave-of-absence procedures and policies to employees approved for FMLA leave. (4/2/2009)
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