Federal Appellate Court Holds that a Delay in Granting an Employee’s Accommodation Request Can Violate the ADA

Federal Appellate Court Holds that a Delay in Granting an Employee’s Accommodation Request Can Violate the ADA

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently held in Strife v. Aldine Independent School District that an employer’s six-month delay in granting an employee’s accommodation request could constitute a failure to accommodate. This kind of ADA violation may occur even where, as happened in this case, the plaintiff did not experience an adverse employment action during those six months, and even though the request was eventually approved…