EEOC Issues Proposed Rule on Application of the ADA to Employer Wellness Programs
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) describing how Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to employer wellness programs that are part of group health plans. The NPRM is available in the Public Inspection portion of the Federal Register, and will be officially published on Monday, April 20, 2015. Members of the public have 60 days from that date (or until Friday, June 19) to submit comments.
Complaint Filed Against Private San Francisco Bus Start Up For Lack of Wheelchair Access
CBS Local
A complaint has been filed with the Justice Department over a lack of access for the disabled on a fleet of private buses that operates in San Francisco.
According to that complaint, the start-up company –Leap– violated the American with Disabilities Act when it purchased several wheelchair accessible buses, then modified them so they were no longer able to accommodate the disabled.
Disabled minority worker sues employer
Southeast Texas Record
Sandra Moore of Houston filed a complaint on April 9 in U.S. District Court’s Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas against the Travelers Companies, of Texas, for alleged violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
The plaintiff, hired by the defendant in 1999, was employed by the company for more than 13 years. According to the lawsuit, after a family tragedy in 2009, Moore began to suffer from depression that was severe enough to require Family and Medical Leave Act time off. She alleges that following her return to work, her formerly cordial relationship with her manager became tense, contributing to a hostile work environment.
Should Netflix Be Accessible to the Deaf?
The Atlantic
Several court cases argue that disability laws that apply to public places should apply to online spaces, too.
Is Telecommuting A Reasonable Accommodation, Or Is It Not?
JD Supra
Inquiring minds want to know!
In the context of a lawsuit brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a recent court decision says that “regular attendance” is an essential function of the job. But what is “regular attendance”?
Disabled Santa Rosa inmate to get $97K in settlement
Pensacola News Journal
A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit brought by a partially paralyzed inmate in a Santa Rosa County prison who had been denied the use of a wheelchair while in his cell and had been retaliated against by prison staff for pursuing legal action against the prison. The settlement requires the Florida Department of Corrections to allow the man, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida and the Florida Justice Institute, to use his wheelchair in the prison. The settlement also requires the FDOC to pay roughly $97,000 in damages and attorneys’ fees.
Law improved much for disabled but much work remains, say advocates
Catholic News Service