Employers need to set clear expectations for employees in order to avoid ADA lawsuits<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile there are many reasons to file a lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), those reasons must be valid when tested by the courts,\u201d according to Timothy Coffey, a Chicago employment lawyer and principal attorney for The Coffey Law Office, P.C.. \u201cIf they are not, the plaintiff may lose his or her case, which is what happened in Samper v. Providence St. Vincent Med. Ctr.<\/em>, 9th Cir., 4\/11\/12.\u201d<\/p>\n In Samper, <\/em>the plaintiff neonatal intensive care nurse was a fibromyalgia sufferer, experiencing chronic pain and an inability to sleep soundly or restfully. Her unplanned absences from work were more than allowed, according to the terms of her job description. In working with the nurse to try and accommodate her medical issues, the hospital employer agreed to a very flexible schedule that would allow her to move her shift (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Employers need to set clear expectations for employees in order to avoid ADA lawsuits \u201cWhile there are many reasons to file a lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), those reasons must be valid when tested by the courts,\u201d…<\/span><\/p>\n