Disability News
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Physicians' Specialty Hospital to Pay $35,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
Physicians' Specialty Hospital, a physician-owned hospital in Fayetteville, Ark., will pay $35,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
EEOC's lawsuit challenged Physicians' Specialty Hospital's...
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Man With Down Syndrome Sues Family Dollar After Being Forced to Leave Store
The Mighty
John F. Garcia, a 50-year-old man with Down syndrome, is suing Family Dollar Stores of Colorado after he and a group of developmentally disabled adults were repeatedly asked...
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EEOC Sues Owners of Happy Jack’s Casino For Disability Discrimination
M.G. Oil Company, which operates Happy Jack's Casino in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, violated federal law by refusing to hire an applicant when her drug test showed that she was taking legal prescription drugs for her disability, the U.S....
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ACL is excited to announce the first-ever grant to establish a National Resource Center for Self-Advocacy (NRCSA
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Employer's Inflexible Attendance Policy Violated ADA, Feds Say
HR.BLR.com
An employer’s attendance policy violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) because it was too rigid, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has alleged in a lawsuit.
Wayne Farms, LLC, one of the nation’s largest poultry producers, capped...
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California Wades Into Unknown: Possible Accommodation of Employee’s Association with Disabled Person
Lexology
Like the federal Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) protects applicants and employees from discrimination based on physical or mental disability. Both laws require an employer to reasonably accommodate an...