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U.S. Supreme Court Confirms Our 7th Circuit Win in an ADA Accommodation Case

Posted by Attorney David McClurg in Reasonable Accommodations, Employer-Employee Relationship, Labor Relations / Comments

Several months ago, we told you about a case alleging that our client, Heartland Woodcraft, violated the ADA by denying an employee's request for an additional 2-3 months of leave to undergo back surgery after he had exhausted three-months of FMLA leave on conservative treatment alternatives. Heartland denied the request because it needed to fill the employee's second shift lead position, and believed it would only be able to find ...

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