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Eighth Circuit Holds Hospital Does Not Have a Duty to Accommodate Employee’s Request to Bring Service Animal to Work, Considering it a “Personal Item”

[07/09/24]

Posted on July 9, 2024 in Health Law News, HR Insights for Health Care

Published by: Hall Render

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Eighth Circuit”) recently held in Howard v. City of Sedalia (“Howard“) that a hospital was not required to accommodate a pharmacist’s request to keep a service dog in the workplace because such accommodation was considered a “personal item,” providing assistance to her both on and off the... READ MORE

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