A recent article from ODEP’s Job Accommodation Network (JAN) gives examples of helpful workplace accommodations for public safety workers. These workers often have difficult, sometimes dangerous jobs. Having a disability can sometimes make this hard work even more difficult to do. For these frontline workers with disabilities, job accommodations can help them carry out their … Continued
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged that Victra, the business name of ABC Phones of North Carolina and a nationwide retailer of Verizon mobile devices, violated federal law when it denied a worker’s request to leave new hire training early for an important medical appointment related to her pregnancy and withdrew her job offer. … Continued
The U.S. Department of Education resource, Protecting Students, provides information about the federal laws prohibiting discrimination in educational settings that receive funding from the Department. It talks about the types of discrimination students may face in an educational setting and how you can work to prevent or lessen the effects of this discrimination.
In a “first-of-its-kind” settlement, the city of San Bernardino has agreed to a new policy that will prevent the destruction of unhoused individuals’ property and make sure there are reasonable accommodations for unhoused individuals with disabilities. Under the settlement, unhoused people with disabilities will receive “elevated levels of accommodation.” The lawsuit highlights how San Bernardino … Continued
Walmart, Inc. will pay $100,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Walmart fired cashier Stevey Wiman from its Bullhead City, Arizona, location because she had seizures causing her to miss work. Walmart’s attendance policy allows absences to be excused for disability accommodations, … Continued
The U.S. Department of Labor has a new tool that provides access to more than 700 accommodation ideas for workers with disabilities and their employers. The “Situations and Solutions Finder” offers examples of workplace accommodations shared by users of the Job Accommodation Network, a service of the department’s Office of Disability Employment Policy. The database gets … Continued
With the 51st anniversary of Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a new report, “Retaining Persons with Disabilities in the Federal Workforce“. Based on the report’s findings and current promising practices, the EEOC recommends that agencies make sure that they have: Required reasonable accommodations (RA) … Continued
The Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT) has a new resource, AI & Inclusive Hiring Framework. The framework helps employers use artificial intelligence (AI) tools more inclusively and reduces the risk of unintended forms of discrimination when hiring workers with disabilities. It has good information for businesses that use or plan to use hiring … Continued
Every U.S. household can now order more free at-home COVID-19 tests through a partnership between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response and the United States Postal Service. These tests will detect the current COVID-19 variants and can be used through the end of 2024. Each order will … Continued
The Great Plains ADA Center has developed a series of web pages to help poll workers train their volunteers and staff to understand the rights and possible needs of voters with disabilities. It provides an overview of training topics recommended for polling place staff and volunteers, including: Voting rights Voter assistance Disability awareness Disability awareness … Continued
