Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers with 15 or more employees must not discriminate against qualified employees on the basis of disability. A central component of this obligation is the duty to provide reasonable accommodations—adjustments to the job or work environment that enable an employee with a disability to perform essential job
As a workers’ rights employment attorney practicing in Texas, one of the most common frustrations I hear from employees with disabilities sounds like this: “My employer didn’t deny my accommodation—they just kept dragging it out.”
For years, many employers believed that as long as they eventually approved a reasonable accommodation, they were protected from liability
