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		<title><![CDATA[Jobs not guaranteed for disabled applicants; ADA accommodation decision may end up in Supreme Court.(News)(Americans with Disabilities Act)(Pam Huber vs. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_200706/ai_n20164446]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: JUDY GREENWALD    ST. LOUIS-The Americans with Disabilities Act does not require an  employer to offer a vacant job to a disabled worker as an accommodation  if a better qualified applicant is available, says a federal appellate  court, ruling o  Byline: JUDY GREENWALD...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Recent Case Forces Employers to Rethink How They Respond To Accommodation Requests Under The ADA!]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=75434]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article says that employer should provide the specific reasonable accommodation requested by a disabled employee unless the employee's suggested accommodation presents an undue hardship to the employer's operations. This ruling requires employers to rethink the way they address accommodation requests from employees who work in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ADA Accommodation Requests Should Not Violate Bona Fide Seniority Systems]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=74372]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent decision by the United States Supreme Court addresses the conflicts that sometimes occur between a seniority system and a disabled employee's request for "reasonable" accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Court held that employers are entitled to a rebuttable presumption that an accommodation is unreasonable if...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stress-Free Workplace Not A Reasonable Accommodation Under The Ada]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=48106]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The case study refers that it is not necessary for an employer to provide a stress-free working environment as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"). Another problem that arises for the HR Professionals are the rising cases of romance at the work place. While the merry...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=75436]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[On April 29, 2002, a divided United States Supreme Court held that employers are entitled to a rebut table presumption that a disabled employee's accommodation request under the ADA is unreasonable if it conflicts with the job assignment rules of an employer's seniority system. Under the ADA, employers may not...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Managing Workers With Disabilities]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=51326]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The ADA and many state laws protect the rights of employees and job applicants who are disabled. Well written, carefully followed policies will help you steer clear of ADA violations and claims The Americans with Disabilities Act ADA prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating against a qualified...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Managing Workers With Disabilities 2]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=51466]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The ADA and many state laws protect the rights of employees and job applicants who are disabled. Well written, carefully followed policies will help you steer clear of ADA violations and claims The Americans with Disabilities Act ADA prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating against a qualified...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Reassignment as 'Reasonable Accommodation' Under ADA]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=51332]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Americans with Disabilities Act ADA is a complex and sometimes ambiguous law, difficult for both employers and courts to interpret. One important ADA question is what accommodations must an employer make for a disabled applicant or employee? And beyond that, what accommodation amount to what the ADA calls a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Human Resource Perspective on Implementing the ADA]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=168623]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Human Resource HR professionals are key players in business organizations' implementation of the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ADA, which prohibits, among other things, discrimination based on disability in the workplace. HR professionals are involved with recruitment, pre-employment screening and testing, and the reasonable accommodation...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2001 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Silence Is Golden: telling co-workers about a reasonable accommodation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49232]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Americans with Disabilities Act ADA requires you to provide reasonable accommodations to disabled employees so that they can perform the essential functions of their jobs. The article says that the Human Resource Department should be prepared to handle co-worker inquiries after a reasonable accommodation is provided to another employee....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Americans with Disabilities Act basics]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=50297]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[It is important to understand the basic provisions and requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act when selecting employees. Here is an overview of accepted hiring practices and legally required accommodation of individuals with disabilities. There are links to the EEOC Equal Employment Opportunities Commission guidance so you can understand...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 1998 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Limiting mental LTD benefits doesn't violate ADA, ruling says. (two-year limit on long-term mental disability benefits not a violation of Americans with Disabilities Act)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_199708/ai_n20141061]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI - Employers and insurers that cap long-term disability  benefits for mental illnesses and not physical impairments are not in  violation of accommodation provisions of the Americans with Disabilities  Act, a federal appeals court has ruled.  InCINCINNATI - Employers and insurers that cap long-term disability ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 1997 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Using materials handling to help the disabled. (includes related articles on an interview with Barbara Judy, project manager of the Job Accommodation Network, about the Americans with Disabilities Act and a discussion of Steelcase Inc.'s approach to the A]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3292/is_199310/ai_n7991674]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Accommodating people in groups of one is at the core of the  Americans with Disabilities Act. Carefully selected changes in your  materials handling equipment and practices are important to making the  disabled strong members of your work force.         ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 1993 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Disability act benefit plan changes seen. (The American Disabilities Act)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5249/is_199012/ai_n20016085]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Disability Act Benefit Plan Changes Seen    Benefits managers and third party administrators need to know about  The American Disabilities Act, which has been called the most sweeping  civil rights law passed since the 1960s, disability management expertsDisability Act Benefit Plan Changes Seen   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 1990 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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