Tag: service dogs

Bite, No Bark: 8th Circuit Recognizes Limitations on Certain ADA Accommodations

By Jo Ellen Whitney, Attorney, Dentons Davis Brown Law Firm Oct 31, 2024 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Oct 31, 2024

In attempting to assess the complicated balance between an individual employee’s need for a service animal and the requirements of clients, customers, patients, and the workplace as a whole, the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all Iowa employers) has weighed in over the last several months with discussions in two […]

Our Veterans Need More Volunteers to Raise Service Dogs: Here’s How Businesses Can Help

By James Schenck, PenFed Credit Union Apr 24, 2024 HR Perspectives

Updated: Apr 25, 2024

Countless veterans fighting PTSD and adapting to life with disabilities are currently on waiting lists for a service dog who could change – and quite possibly save – their lives. The lack of volunteers willing and able to take a puppy everywhere with them for 18 months has stretched wait times up to two years. […]