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Third Circuit Employment Law 101: ADA Reasonable Accommodation

September 7, 2010 | by Eric B. Meyer

It’s Monday morning. Johnny Lifts-A-Lot, an employee of Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Delaware, Inc. tells his manager that he’s going in for minor back surgery in a week and will have trouble lifting heavy objects for the foreseeable future thereafter. What are Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Delaware, Inc.’s obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act?

Find out after the jump.

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