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McGuireWoods London associate Adam Penman<\/a> wrote an article<\/a> about employers\u2019 duties to workers with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder that appeared Jan. 8, 2026, in People Management<\/em>, a publication of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Penman noted that some cases in the United Kingdom regarding employees with ADHD and employer accommodations \u201cyielded perhaps unusual outcomes,\u201d such as an employee winning a discrimination claim arising out of her absentmindedness after becoming intoxicated at a company event. He emphasized that \u201cwhat qualifies as a \u2018reasonable\u2019 adjustment will turn on all of the circumstances\u201d in a matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe increasing visibility and prevalence of ADHD and the trajectory of current case law indicates that employers need to be more informed of the disorder (perhaps including the benefits of the same), more alert to the issues, earlier with proactive inclusion and open to tailored adjustments to mitigate risks of disability-related discrimination,\u201d Penman concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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