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• Mental Disorders, Job Stress and the ADA ( June 1999 )
  

  An increasing number of employees have attempted to base ADA claims on job stresses such as difficult working condi.

• New Supreme Court Rulings Affecting Employers ( June 1999 )
  

  This update considers the ramifications of several recent Supreme Court cases on employers regarding the scope of federal disability discrimination law and the circumstances under which employees can recover punitive damages under another federal anti-discrimination law.

• Supreme Court Rejects Automatic Bar to ADA Claim for Social Security Applicants ( June 1999 )
  

  On May 24, 1999, a unanimous U. S. Supreme Court held that a worker who claimed to be "disabled and unable to work".

• Supreme Court Watch--Nearsightedness, Hypertension, and Monocular Vision: What is a Disability Under the Americans with Disabilities Act? ( June 1999 )
  

  In April the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in three cases involving the Americans with Disabilit.

• The EEOC Issues ADA Enforcement Guidance ( June 1999 )
  

  In March the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued enforcement guidance on application of the *reasonable .

• U.S. Supreme Court Reinstates ADA Case Despite Plaintiff's Prior Assertion that She Was Unable to Work ( June 1999 )
  

  The United States Supreme Court recently overturned the dismissal of a case brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), which was dismissed by the lower court on the basis that the plaintiff had sought and obtained Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, claiming that she was unable to work due to effects of a stroke.

• The ADA: Rules for the Workplace ( May 1999 )
  

  This is a question and answer summary of the key employment discrimination provisions found in Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

• EEOC Issues Guidance On Reasonable Accommodation ( April 1999 )
  

  On March 1, 1999, the EEOC issued a comprehensive enforcement guidance on reasonable accommodation and undue hardsh.

• EEOC Issues Guidelines on Reasonable Accomodation ( April 1999 )
  

  EEOC issues guidance on reasonable accommodation The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued det.

• The Direct Threat Exception to the ADA: Avoiding A Hobson's Choice ( April 1999 )
  

  By now, most employers are generally aware of the Americans With Disabilities Act, which requires employers not to .