Disability News
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Advance Copy: Final Rule Requiring Movie Theaters to Provide Captioning and Audio Description – Signed by the Attorney General on November 21, 2016
Discriminating against disabled workers, applicants costs utility $1.6 million
Hr Morning
Employers feared that disability discrimination cases would skyrocket after Congress passed the...
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How the ADA drove the EEOC's final rule on wellness programs
HR Dive
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission acted like a referee in setting guidance for employer wellness programs. The agency reviewed each of its anti-discrimination laws to come up with its final rule. But all “roads” led back...
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Georgia Power to Pay over $1.5 Million to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
EEOC filed suit in 2013, charging that Georgia Power Company violated federal law by refusing to hire applicants and firing employees based on their disabilities or perceived disabilities. According to EEOC's complaint, in some cases, Georgia...
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Bentonville McDonald’s To Pay $103,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
EEOC's lawsuit challenged McDonald's treatment of an employee when the restaurant fired him within days of learning of his HIV-positive status. The suit also charged that the companies' policy of requiring all employees to report the use of...
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What To Know About Website Accessibility Claims
Mondaq News Alerts
The new battleground for Plaintiffs filing ADA accessibility cases involves claims of barriers not in physical space but in cyber space. The Plaintiffs' bar has become more aggressive in filing claims asserting that public webpages that are not accessible...
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· Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon
Disability and constructive discharge linked
Business Management Daily
Disabled employees who quit when their employer refuses to consider possible reasonable accommodations may have a constructive...