Haynes and Boone, LLP
  May 1, 2002 - Dallas, Texas

Reasonable Accommodation Under ADA Does Not Require an Exception to an Employer's Seniority System
  by Terry S Boone

On April 29, 2002, the United States Supreme Court decided that the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") does not require non-union employers to make an exception to their seniority system as a reasonable accommodation for a disabled employee. US Airways, Inc. v. Barnett, No. 00-1250 (April 29, 2002). This is the latest in a series of Supreme Court decisions narrowing the reach of the ADA.


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