Disability News
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Can employer require impaired employee to take medication?
Lexology
The EEOC says no. In a recent case, the EEOC filed suit against a paper company in Michigan over this issue. The employee had a seizure at work and was diagnosed with epilepsy. After a period of leave, the...
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Downriver Community Services Fired Counselor Because of Disability, EEOC Charged in Suit
A New Haven, Mich.-based provider of community health services violated federal law by denying a reasonable accommodation to, firing, and then refusing to rehire a female employee because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
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Employee who threatened to kill supervisors not protected by disability discrimination law
Lexology
In Mayo v. PCC Structurals, Inc., the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals confirmed that the ADA does not require that employers accommodate disabled employees who threaten violence.
Timothy Mayo suffered from major depressive disorder, and, in response...
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Target to pay $2.8M to upper-level applicants rejected based on race, gender
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Target Corp. has agreed to pay $2.8 million to thousands of rejected job candidates for upper-level positions because tests they were given disproportionately screened out applicants based on their race or gender.
The payout...
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ADA: Do multiple DWIs make someone a disabled alcoholic?
HR.BLR.com
The 8th Circuit—which covers Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota—recently rejected an individual's argument that he is disabled as an alcoholic under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) simply because he has been convicted...
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Bedford Weaving Sued for Genetic Information and Disability Discrimination
Bedford Weaving, Inc., a broad loom fabric weaving manufacturer, violated federal law when it asked an applicant for genetic information and made illegal medical inquiries, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. The...