Disability News
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BNSF's refusal to hire obese applicant based on fear of future impairment does not support regarded-as claim
The text of the ADA's "regarded-as" prong "plainly encompasses only current impairments, not future ones," observed the Seventh Circuit, finding it does not apply to a situation where an employer views an applicant as... -
Tennessee Federal Court Axes ADA Anxiety Discrimination Claim And Grants Summary Judgment To Employer Against The EEOC
Seyfarth Synopsis: In an EEOC disability discrimination lawsuit alleging that an employer failed to accommodate and then wrongfully terminated a laundry technician with anxiety, the U.S. District Court for the Middle...
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Online-Accessibility Law Moves Many Agency Documents Offline
Documents are disappearing from public view as state departments work to comply with a 2017 law aimed at improving compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The law was meant to ensure all Californians could apply for jobs and find...
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Settlement Agreement: The City of Hudson, New York
Guidewire Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination
Foster City-based technology company Guidewire Software, Inc., violated federal law when it failed to accommodate and interview a qualified job applicant due to her hearing impairment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...
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EEOC Sues T&T Subsea for Disability Discrimination
T&T Subsea, LLC, a Galveston marine services company, violated federal law when it fired an employee after he recovered from cancer surgery, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed on September 30, 2019.
According to...
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Settlement Agreement: Athena Health Care Systems
Reliable Staffing to Pay $25,000 and Change Hiring Policy to Resolve EEOC Discrimination Finding
Reliable Staffing, an Indianapolis staffing firm, will pay $25,000 and furnish other relief to conciliate a disability discrimination charge by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),...