{"id":556,"date":"2021-10-02T21:09:47","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T21:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forework.com\/?p=556"},"modified":"2022-12-24T21:10:09","modified_gmt":"2022-12-24T21:10:09","slug":"recent-case-illustrates-that-employers-need-not-tolerate-dangerous-misconduct-from-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forework.com\/recent-case-illustrates-that-employers-need-not-tolerate-dangerous-misconduct-from-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent Case Illustrates that Employers Need not Tolerate Dangerous Misconduct from Employees, even if caused by a Disability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>As the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit stated, \u201cThe [Americans with Disabilities Act] does not require an employer to retain an employee who it believes behaved in a threatening and dangerous way\u2014even if the employee\u2019s major depressive disorder is one reason or the sole reason, that the employee engaged in that behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/forework.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog13-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forework.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog13-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/forework.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog13-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/forework.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog13-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/forework.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog13.jpeg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/appellate-courts\/ca11\/19-13821\/19-13821-2021-05-27.html\">Todd v. Fayette County School District<\/a>, the school district chose not to renew the contract of a teacher who suffered from major depressive disorder, based on her alleged threats to kill herself and her son, her alleged threats against school administrators, and her alleged overuse of Xanax while at school. She sued the school district, claiming among other things that it discriminated against her based on her disability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Eleventh Circuit found that the teacher\u2019s contract had been appropriately terminated based on her misconduct \u2013 the threats against herself and others. The Eleventh Circuit noted that the school district had even sought to determine whether it could maintain protocols to prevent the teacher from engaging in similar behavior upon returning to work \u2013 although to no avail. Thus, it concluded that the ADA does not \u201crequire that employers countenance dangerous misconduct, even if that misconduct is the result of a disability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This case supports the more general principle, set forth in long-standing&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/laws\/guidance\/applying-performance-and-conduct-standards-employees-disabilities#application\">EEOC guidance<\/a>, that an employer need not excuse an employee from meeting conduct standards because of a disability \u2013 although they may need to provide reasonable accommodations to enable the employee to meet those standards. 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