US$400,000 award: SHRM found to have violated disability law
Canadian HR Reporter
A federal jury found that the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) violated disability law by rescinding a job offer to Fiona Torres after she requested to bring her diabetes alert dog to work, awarding her $400,000 in compensatory damages. SHRM disputes the verdict, claiming it engaged in a good-faith interactive process and that the jury did not find that the job offer was rescinded due to Torres' disability itself. The case highlights ongoing challenges in accommodating employees with disabilities in the workplace.
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