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Unpredictable Seizures – Mammography Tech was a “Direct Threat” and “Not Qualified”

[05/18/12]

Posted on May 18, 2012 in HR Insights for Health Care

Written by: Stephen W. Lyman

The ADA requires employers to attempt to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability.  But what about a Certified Mammography Technician who suffered 14 epileptic seizures on the job in a two year period? In this case a federal court held that this hospital employee was not qualified and also presented a direct threat... READ MORE

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Physician’s Harassment Claim Fails – Only a Personality Conflict

[05/17/12]

Posted on May 17, 2012 in HR Insights for Health Care

Written by: Stephen W. Lyman

Complaints of harassment don’t always result in liability for an employer.  Here’s a case in point. A Syrian born Muslim physician employed at Stroger Hospital in Cook County wrote letters and lodged formal complaints over the years about his treatment by a female coworker who was also a physician in the same department.  The... READ MORE

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