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Lawyers find ADA circuit split hard to accommodate (access required)

POSTED: Friday, February 22nd, 2013 at 12:36 pm

BY: KIMBERLY ATKINS, Dolan Media Newswires

It’s an issue that leaves employment lawyers and their clients scratching their heads: Must an employer reassign a disabled employee to a vacant position that would have otherwise been filled by a competitive process?

7th Circuit: Disabled employees entitled to reassignment (access required)

POSTED: Thursday, September 13th, 2012 at 1:07 pm

BY: Pat Murphy, Dolan Media Newswires

United Airline workers who lose their jobs due to disability are entitled reassignment to vacant positions for which they are qualified, the 7th Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.

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