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Interviewer's Note that 62-Year-Old Neonatologist was 'at end of career' Did Not Support ADEA Claim
Affirming summary judgment against the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) wrongful termination claim of a 62-year-old neonatologist, who was fired along with four other neonatologists over...
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Can Employees Be Required to Get COVID-19 Vaccine?
As the COVID-19 vaccine filters its way down to the general public and lower risk groups, employers are wondering if they can and should require employees to be vaccinated.
According to the Pew Research Center, about...
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Parents with Disabilities Face Extra Hurdles with Kids' Remote Schooling
The Americans with Disabilities Act says schools have to help not just students but parents with disabilities, too, like making sure deaf or blind parents can communicate during parent-teacher conferences. But what happens when kids are learning at home?...
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Reasonable Accommodation: What Leaders Should Know And Do
Since reasonable accommodation is an act mandated by law and it is a civil right, implementing the recommendations as presented below can help business and leaders avoid any future court litigation and legal action against them for not complying...
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Settlement Agreement: Board of Election Commissioners for the City of St. Louis, Missouri
The Justice Department reached a settlement under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with the Board of Election Commissioners for the City of St. Louis to ensure that St. Louis polling places are...
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Disbarred serial-suer Peter Strojnik blocked from filing new cases
A disbarred attorney, who continued to file hundreds of disability lawsuits on his own behalf, has been permanently blocked from filing new cases in Arizona’s federal court district without permission.
Judge Diane Humetewa officially labeled Peter Strojnik a “vexatious...