Last month, we reported on a decision from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (which includes Tennessee) concluding that an employee’s asthma did not constitute a protected disability under the ...

Last week’s decision by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, Morgan v. Allison Crane & Rigging LLC, stands as a reminder to employers to exercise caution in how they navigate accommodating employees ...

Intellectual disabilities that make it difficult to learn or understand things. Sensory disabilities, such as loss of sight, loss of hearing where communication is restricted, or speech difficulties.

BOSTON — The First Circuit ruled that a Massachusetts federal court should not have granted summary judgment to an oil company that fired a technician with a knee injury, who then sued under the ...

The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) made significant changes to the ADA’s definition of “disability,” broadening the scope of coverage under both the ADA and Section 503 ...

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) both require employers with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about Latinx stories and DEI in business & marketing. During a ceremony on the White House's South Lawn, US President ...

What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and how does it affect education? Passed in 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) was the culmination of decades of progress for ...

When the Americans With Disabilities Act was signed into law on this day in July 1990, my parents didn’t yet know how much the landmark civil rights law would soon shape my life — and theirs. I was ...