Unpaid ADA leave was reasonable for guide dog training, 6th Circuit says

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The court determined the teacher could not point to any examples of nondisabled employees who were granted paid sick leave “even when the employee’s proposed absence did not qualify for that leave.”

Published May 18, 2026

Hill staffers with service dog Biscuit in the U.S. Capitol Building on March 28, 2023, in Washington, D.C. A worker who needed leave for a guide dog training was not necessarily entitled to paid leave, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held May 13, 2026.