In ADA suits, courts often have to decide what constitutes an essential job function, as the law sometimes requires that employers remove marginal function as an accommodation, but not essential ...

In a recent opinion by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals involving a Type-1 insulin-dependent diabetic, the court found that passing a Department of Transportation medical examination was an ...

Courts often give deference to employers when it comes to essential functions. This determination is relevant in ADA claims because the law doesn't require that employers remove essential functions as ...

The job summary consists of one or two sentences describing why the position was created and why it exists, period. Essential functions are fundamental duties that an employee must be able to perform ...