Seventh Circuit: Additional Months of Leave after FMLA not a Reasonable Accommodation
APPLIES TO All Employers of IL, IN, WI Employees |
EFFECTIVE September 20, 2017 |
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Employers may already know that certain types of leaves of absence may qualify as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). However, the Seventh Circuit recently confirmed that an employee’s request to take additional months of leave after exhausting his FMLA allotment was not a reasonable accommodation under the ADA.