Disability News
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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uses a prosthesis as a result of a below-the-knee amputation of his right leg, and whose offer of a trainman position was revoked by Union Pacific based on its need to ensure the safety...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 ...
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Employer may have unreasonably failed to prevent a coworker's sexual assault
A female security guard terminated less than a month after reporting that a male coworker sexually assaulted her at work survived summary judgment on her Title VII claims of hostile work environment and retaliation, though her ADA claim... -
accessiBe Gets $12 Million To Usher an Accessible Web with Ada Compliance
Web accessibility software accessiBe announced that it has received a $12 million investment from private equity firm K1 Investment Management, LLC. The funding is expected to fuel accesiBe’s expansion, widening its reach across North...