Employers understand that in the event that an employee requests a workplace accommodation due to a disability, they are legally required to explore the accommodation with the employee through the ...

Therefore, any interactive process would not have been fruitful, and Brewster cannot be liable for disengaging in the interactive process when it concluded it could not provide Mr. Buccieri a ...

As 2025 drew to a close, we continued to see employers lose jury trials and face million-dollar verdicts because they ignored the basics of the interactive process requirements under the American with ...

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The interactive process is an informal practice in which the employee and employer determine the precise limitations created by the disability and how best to respond to the need for an accommodation.

The ADA favors an informal, interactive process when looking for an accommodation for an employee with a disability. And while a failure to engage in that process isn't a stand-alone violation under ...

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) not only prohibits discrimination based on disability, but it also requires that employers provide workers with disabilities reasonable accommodations. And ...

The richness of the Brandeis University community comes from the diversity of its students, faculty and staff. In this spirit, Brandeis welcomes qualified students, faculty and staff with disabilities ...