discrimination harassment & retaliation

Reasonable Accommodation and the Interactive Process--A Cautionary Reminder

Carlton DiSante & Freudenberger LLP
September 17, 2008 16:21

By Leigh A. White The First Appellate District's recent decision of Nadaf-Rahrov v. Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. highlights the importance of exhausting all possibilities of accommodating an employee regardless of what the employee's medical certifications state.  In that case, the plaintiff, who...

Supreme Court Makes It Harder to Defend Disparate Impact Age Discrimination Claims

Carlton DiSante & Freudenberger LLP
June 19, 2008 21:02

By Mark SpringIn 2005, the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in Smith v. City of Jackson, 544 U.S. 228 (2005), recognizing that employees can bring disparate impact claims for age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) (claims based on evidence that older...