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        "summary": "Avoid putting crosses on the invitations to the mandatory company holiday party.",
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        "summary": "An employer's sympathy is not a defense to terminating an employee with a disability who can perform the essential functions of the job.",
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        "summary": "To prevail on a retaliation claim, at a minimum, a plaintiff must demonstrate that she engaged in a \"protected activity.\"",
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        "summary": "Why it's so important to provide a list of essential job functions when approving FMLA.",
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        "summary": "A recent federal court decision said that merely communicating the existence of a disability is not enough to trigger an employer's duty to accommodate.",
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        "summary": "You're playing with fire by not affording avenues for your employees to discuss their disabilities and seek reasonable workplace accommodations.",
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