Disability News
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Lexology
In Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. LHC Group Inc., the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals evaluated a trial court’s grant of summary judgment to an employer on an...
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Mont Vernon school janitor sues district, claims he was fired for having Asperger’s Disorder
“Your Asperger’s got in the way of your ability to interact with your boss, and we are tired of it.” Disability discrimination claims goes to trial (D.N.H. 2014)
A former custodian at the Mont Vernon...
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Employee fired for caring for disabled parent: ADA discrimination?
HR.BLR.com
Can an employer terminate an employee because it believes he is too distracted from his job duties because he is caring for a relative with a disability? That was the issue in this recent case.
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A blind couple have accused a bus company of 'blatant discrimination' after a driver refused to allow them on a coach because there was no...
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Statement of Interest: National Federation of the Blind of California v. Uber Technologies, Inc. | PDF
Settlement Agreement: County of Erie NY and the Erie County Sheriff’s Office
The DOJ announces another settlement under its barrier-free health care initiative
Lexology
The U.S. Department of Justice Department...
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Bank of America to Pay $110,000 to Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
The EEOC alleged that Bank of America failed to accommodate a visually impaired data entry worker and instead terminated his temporary assignment at one of the bank's branches in downtown Chicago after one day on the job. ...