Accomodations for employees who have disabilites have limits

Article Abstract:

The rulings of two federal district courts in Washington and Florida on employers' liabilities regarding disabled employees show that such liabilities have limits. In the case of William R. Adrian vs his government agency employer, the Washington district court concluded that under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 his employer was not obligated to provide cerebral palsy-impaired Adrian with a full-time writing assistant. In the case of Gail Hill vs the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitation Services, the state district court ruled that there was insufficient evidence to establish Hill's claim that her employer, in light of her history of depression at the time of her hire, did not provide her with reasonable accomodation in accordance with the Rehabilitation Act.

Employer liability, Disabled persons

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Job reference liability of employers

Article Abstract:

A District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals decision has affirmed a trial court ruling that held employers liable for the communication of false or inaccurate information in an employee referral. The court, reviewing the Sigal Construction Corp versus Stanbury case, noted that its analysis of the issue was limited to office gossip situations when the recommender: had conveyed unverifiable information, had not qualified the source of his information, and had led the prospective employer to believe that he had first-hand knowledge of the employee whose reputation was at stake. Employers are therefore advised to enforce a policy of neutral referrals preferably sourced from a single central response point.

Nonresidential construction, not elsewhere classified, Construction industry, Officials and employees, Libel and slander, Liability (Law), Legal liability, Employment references, column, Stanbury, Kenneth, Sigal Construction Corp.

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