Mark C. Fang writes: When an employee with a disability makes a request for a reasonable accommodation, the employer is obligated under New York law to initiate a dialogue with the employee called an ...

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 ...

The interactive process is a crucial step for an employer in dealing with an employee’s request for accommodation of a disability. Failure to conduct and document the interactive process can result in ...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently confirmed in Tauscher v. Phoenix Board of Realtors, Inc. that while employers must engage in an “interactive process” with disabled ...

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 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 interactive process is a collaborative and ongoing dialogue between the University and the individual with a disability to assess the need for an accommodation and identify possible reasonable ...