31Jul
Employer’s Good Deed Goes Unpunished—Reliable Attendance Is Essential Function Despite Prior Accommodation Of Employee’s Absences
 
            
    While it’s true that acts of generosity sometimes backfire on those who offer them, the Court’s ruling in Higgins v. Union Pac. R.R. Co., No. 18-1902 (8th Cir. July 24, 2019) shows this is not always the case. In Higgins, the Eighth Circuit affirmed...
By: 
Jackson Lewis P.C.
        
    
 
    Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/employer-s-good-deed-goes-unpunished-56939/
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