Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act (PDCRA)

Road Map.jpgA common issue under the Americans with Disabilities Act concerns asking for and responding to a request for a reasonable accommodation.

It is important for employers to understand their obligations in responding to such a request because under the ADA unlawful discrimination specifically includes “not making reasonable accommodations [for a] qualified individual with a disability…”

Marijuana Leaf.jpgRecently a Michigan federal court judge dismissed a case brought by a former Wal-Mart employee of five years and associate of the year in 2008, after he was terminated when a drug test was positive for marihuana. (Reported by Larry Gabriel of the Metrotimes). Mr. Casias had previously registered under Michigan’s statute to