Disability News
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Regional International to Pay $65,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
Regional International Corporation, a commercial truck and trailer dealership with locations in Western New York, has agreed to pay $65,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
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Plausible 1st Amendment, ADA claims for Army vet fired by state after Facebook pic in Santa suit with rifle
A federal district court in Michigan has found plausible the First Amendment retaliation and disability discrimination claims of a disabled veteran who was disciplined for minor infractions and then terminated...
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Walmart Accused by US Government of Bias Against Deaf Workers
Bloomberg BNA
A Walmart store in Washington discriminated against two deaf employees by failing to provide them with American Sign Language interpreters and other accommodations, the U.S. government alleges.
Walmart isn’t the first company sued by the federal Equal...
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Separate but ADA-compliant
Dailyuw
Physical accessibility on campus
Leave It To California - Post FMLA/CFRA/PDL Leave and FEHA
When must an employer provide leave time in addition to FMLA/CFRA-type leave as a reasonable accommodation? The answer to that question, as with many other leave-related questions, may...
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Foothills Child Development Center Agrees to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Foothills Child Development Center, Inc., a South Carolina corporation that owns and operates a preschool in Easley, S.C., will provide monetary relief to a former employee and modify its employment policies to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit...
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The ADA's Interactive Process Is Always a Two-way Street
Workforce Management
The law only requires the employer to offer a reasonable accommodation that enables the employee to perform all of the essential functions of the job.
Ability to work a rotating shift can be an ADA...