Disability News
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You Can't Always Get What You Want: Employers Don't Have to Provide an Accommodation Requested by an Employee if There Are Other Reasonable Alternatives
The National Law Review
A recent Third Circuit case, Sessoms v. Trs. Of the Univ. of Pa., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 16611 (3rd Cir. June...
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Court Grants Judgment and Injunction in Favor of EEOC In Americans With Disabilities Act Lawsuit
A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for District of Kansas ruled on July 27, 2018, that UPS Freight violated federal law by having a policy, contained in its current union contract...
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California Court Dismisses Deficient Disability Claims In EEOC -Initiated Systemic Action
Seyfarth Synopsis: In an EEOC-initiated systemic lawsuit alleging that a senior living and nursing facility operator violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”) by failing to offer employees light duty as a reasonable accommodation and ignoring its...
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HUD settles Alabama discrimination case
RESPA News
An Alabama public housing board accused of disability discrimination has entered into a voluntary compliance/conciliation agreement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The case began when a woman with disabilities filed a complaint with HUD alleging the...
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Disabled turn to courts for equal access to websites
Sun Sentinel
Business owners who think that building a wheelchair ramp and grab bars in the restroom will ward off South Florida’s accessibility testers and their lawsuits need to fire up their computers, go to their websites and ask:...
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Mueller Industries Settles EEOC Class Disability Discrimination Lawsuit For $1 Million
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today the simultaneous filing and settlement of a disability discrimination lawsuit against a global metal goods manufacturer, Memphis-based Mueller Industries, Inc., which has agreed to pay $1 million and...