The New Standard for Reasonable Accommodations in the Second Circuit

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Second Circuit”) recently decided Tudor v. Whitehall Central School District, which changes the landscape of reasonable accommodations, within the Circuit, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). The Second Circuit followed the trend set by the First, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and D.C. Circuits in holding that an employee with a disability may qualify for a reasonable accommodation even if they can perform the essential functions...
By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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