Labor Law: Employees may not be protected by mental health issues


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Posted: Monday, August 22, 2016 10:30 pm

Labor Law: Employees may not be protected by mental health issues

BY KAREN MICHAEL
Special correspondent

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Employers frequently struggle to know how best to accommodate mental disabilities, especially when those same disabilities cause disruption in the workplace.

Last month, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals determined that the employer is not required to accommodate an employee whose disabilities result in disruption to the workplace, and upheld her termination.

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