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Employer’s Best-Qualified Policy to Fill Vacant Positions does not Negate Requirement to Provide a Reassignment Reasonable Accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit clarified the interpretation of the term “reassignment” under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by concluding that an employer’s best-qualified policy to fill vacant positions would not automatically establish undue hardship to avoid the granting of a reasonable accommodation request.…

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Court Finds No Need to Request Accommodation For Overall Access to Public Facilities Before Filing Suit under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination

The New Jersey Appellate Division recently reversed a decision of the Law Division finding that a plaintiff bringing a New Jersey Law Against Discrimination public accommodation disability discrimination claim asserting a generalized lack of access need not make a prior request for assistance or a reasonable accommodation. The court previously…

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