Americans with Disabilities Act Archives

EEOC Expected to Publish New Wellness Rules in 2020

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has indicated plans to issue new proposed rules on permissible wellness incentives under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in early 2020. Final rules were last released in May 2016, which stated that the ADA applies to employer-sponsored wellness plans that ask for health …

Solid Documentation in FMLA and ADA Cases Strengthens Your Claim

Though the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are separate pieces of legislation, there is interplay between them. When an employee takes medical leave and exhausts their FMLA entitlement but returns to work with ongoing medical issues, the employer is expected to make adjustments …