Disability News
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Second Circuit: ADAAA Doesn’t Cover Inability to Perform Job
Joining the other federal appellate panels to consider the issue, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act (ADAAA) did not alter or erode the understanding that the inability...
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Settlement Agreement:
· Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
· Dr. Javier Rios
M&M Limousine to Pay $30,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit
The EEOC's lawsuit charged M&M Limousine with violating federal discrimination law when it refused to hire the applicant based on his disability and failed to...
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Sales rep who said he could do the job under a different boss was not disabled
A former Bloomberg sales rep who alleged that work-related stress caused severe migraines that left him unable to perform his essential job functions did not have a disability within the meaning of the... -
Dismissing ADA Title III Litigation Through Timely Remediation
Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) only provides for injunctive relief and attorneys’ fees; a private plaintiff cannot recover damages. Therefore, in certain circumstances, a claim under the ADA can become moot and a complaint dismissed if...
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EEOC Sues Yale New Haven Hospital for Age and Disability Discrimination
Hospital Unlawfully Subjected Only Physicians Over 70 to Neuropsychological and Eye Exams, Federal Agency Charges
Settlement Agreement:
· Children's Choice Academy
· 441 Post Road, LLC d/b/a The Circle
· Academy Express...
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The ability to stay awake is an ADA essential function, 5th Cir. says
Dive Brief:
- The ability to maintain consciousness can be an essential job function that need not be removed as a reasonable accommodation for an employee with a disability, the 5th U.S. Circuit ...