Looking to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, a Massachusetts federal judge this week overturned a jury's disability discrimination verdict in favor of a deaf man who wasn't hired by an ...

In employment discrimination law, whether under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or state and local human rights laws, employers are prohibited from discriminating against employees with ...

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The ADA favors an informal, interactive process when looking for an accommodation for an employee with a disability. And while a failure to engage in that process isn't a stand-alone violation under ...

The interactive process is an informal practice in which the employee and employer determine the precise limitations created by the disability and how best to respond to the need for an accommodation.