Disability News
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C&A Tool Engineering Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination
C&A Tool Engineering Inc., a manufacturing-tooling company in Churubusco, Ind., violated federal law by failing to hire an applicant on the basis of a vision impairment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on March...
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Judges handling ADA website lawsuits not waiting on DOJ regulations
Legal News Line
While companies continue a years-long wait for guidance from the Department of Justice on how to make their websites compliant with federal disabilities law, judges aren’t hitting the pause button on a growing area of litigation.
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ADA claims against St. Joseph County courts fail in 7th Circuit
Indiana Lawyer
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld summary judgment for the St. Joseph County court system in a case involving accessibility of the St. Joseph County Courthouse and the Mishawaka County Services Building. The court said...
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Judgment for Blind Plaintiff in Website Disability Case
PR Newswire
A California Judge has granted summary judgment to a visually-impaired plaintiff who was unable to access the website of luggage retailer Colorado Bag'n & Baggage.
Plaintiff Edward Davis filed suit in 2015 (case #CIBDS1504682), claiming that he was unable to access the Colorado...
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JD Supra
In Graziadio v. Culinary Institute of America, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit1 ruled that a human resources director...
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Objective Basis Needed for Psychological Fitness for Duty Exam
Lexology
In a case of first impression in New Jersey, the Appellate Division cautioned that employers may only require an employee to undergo a mental health fitness-for-duty examination in limited circumstances. Relying heavily on the EEOC’s Enforcement Guidance, the Court...