ADA accommodation – Court ruling helps at least one employee breathe easier

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Abstract: Notification that an employee needs an ADA accommodation triggers the employer’s duty to engage in the interactive process. The employee in a recent Eighth Circuit case proved that she’d notified her employer of physical restrictions following surgery. But, as this article explains, the court found that the employer hadn’t held up its end. A sidebar summarizes a case where it was the employee who dropped the ball. Kowitz v. Trinity Health, No. 15-1584, October 17, 2016 (8th Cir.) E.E.O.C. v. Product Fabricators, Inc., No. 13-2103, August 15, 2014 (8th Cir.)