Disability News
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Subway franchisee refused to hire applicant with hearing impairment, EEOC says
Dive Brief:
- An Indiana Subway franchisee violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it refused to hire an applicant with a hearing impairment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged ...
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Court revives Union Pacific conductor's ADA claim, finding 'extensive search' for accommodation never occurred
Dive Brief:
- A federal appeals court has revived a Union Pacific train conductor's Americans with Disabilties Act (ADA) lawsuit, saying that the employer's purported "extensive search" for accommodations never occurred ...
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Feds: R.I. Board of Elections will make new HQ accessible to people with disabilities
An agreement announced Monday obligates the Rhode Island Board of Elections to make the new headquarters it rented in suburban Cranston - under a no-bid lease - more accessible to the handicapped.
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Employee with prosthesis who was removed from trainman position advances ADA claim
An employee who uses a prosthesis as a result of a below-the-knee amputation of his right leg, and whose offer of a trainman position was revoked by Union Pacific based on its need to ensure the safety... -
Kleenex no substitute for ADA’s required interaction, 10th Circuit tells Colo. county
A Colorado county worker who was fired while on unpaid disability leave will get a chance to show that her employer violated state and federal law by giving her less than 24 hours’ notice of...
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EEOC: Non-profit refused to hire former employee due to prior workplace injury
Dive Brief:
- Aspire Health Partners allegedly violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by refusing to rehire a long-time former employee based on a previous workplace injury, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ...