Disability News
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Carolina Creek to Pay $70,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination Suit
Carolina Creek Christian Camp, Inc., a Huntsville, Texas-area business offering summer camping and retreats, will pay $70,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy and disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
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Employee Responsible for Breakdown in ADA Interactive Process Can’t Sue
Lexology
An employee who repeatedly failed to return telephone calls and provide information needed to understand her job restrictions was responsible for the breakdown in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) interactive process, the U.S. Court of Appeals for...
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Settlement Agreement: City of Chesapeake
Deaf patients win right to sue Baptist Health for discrimination
Miami Herald
Two deaf patients from Miami won the right to sue Baptist Health South Florida for discrimination after a federal appeals court on Monday reversed a lower court’s dismissal of their case...
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No Disability Case for Educator Who Had to Avoid 'Unruly' Kids
Bloomberg BNA
The Milwaukee school board didn’t violate federal disability laws by denying a promotion or reassignment to an educator whose doctor had told her to avoid “potentially unruly students” because of her knee problems,...
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Brown & Brown Insurance Brokerage Firm Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit for $100,000
Daytona Beach-based insurance brokerage firm Brown & Brown will pay $100,000 and furnish significant relief to resolve a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced yesterday.
According to...
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ADA Suit Against Steak 'N Shake Wins Class Approval
The Legal Intelligencer
A lawsuit alleging the Steak 'n Shake restaurant chain violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by not having adequate accessibility for handicapped patrons has been granted class action status.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert C. Mitchell of the...