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Employer has no obligation to provide “light duty” assignment under FMLA or ADA.

By Maria Danaher on February 25, 2013
Posted in ADA, FMLA, Reasonable accommodation

The use of light duty assignments to employees who are returning to work after recuperation from an illness or injury is an often used mechanism. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held that neither the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) nor the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) creates an obligation for an…

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Maria Greco Danaher is a shareholder in the Pittsburgh office of the national law firm of Ogletree Deakins, and regularly represents and counsels companies in employment related matters.

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