Disability News
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Subway Franchisee to Pay $28,700 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
A Bloomington, Ind., fast-food sandwich shop will pay $28,700 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
The EEOC charged in its suit that Ranrae,...
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Marine Veteran Denied Job Due to Disability Now Suing Company
A multi-tour Iraq war veteran has filed a lawsuit against a future employer, alleging that they violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by rescinding a job offer only after learning of his service-related disability. During his service,...
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Court Denies Uber’s Motion to Dismiss ADA Discrimination Complaint
On Monday, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the District of Columbia District Court issued an opinion denying Uber Technologies Inc.’s motion to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the District of Columbia Human...
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First Circuit Weighs in on ADA's ‘Single Integrated Employer' Test and Reckless Indifference Standard for Punitive Damages
the First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a jury verdict for the plaintiff in his failure to accommodate claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Maine Human...
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Valley Tool to Pay $32,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit
Valley Tool, Inc., a precision machine shop facility located in Water Valley, Miss., has agreed to pay $32,500 to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the...
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Study Compares Discrimination Claims of Younger and Older Americans with Cancer
Researchers assessed the employment discrimination claims made by younger and older American adults with cancer and found substantial differences in the nature - and outcomes - of their claims.
Reported in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship,...