Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) News

Boston Property Manager Sued For Revoking Job Offer for Woman With Breast Cancer

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is suing a Boston property management firm for allegedly violating federal law by failing to provide a reasonable accommodation to a new hire with a disability and subsequently withdrawing her job offer,. The lawsuit …

Alfa Insurance Did Not Discriminate Against Worker with MS, Appeals Court Finds

Alfa Insurance, one of the largest property/casualty insurers in Alabama, did not discriminate against an employee with multiple sclerosis and did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act, a federal appeals court affirmed. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals …

New York Hotel’s Stand-Up Policy Didn’t Sit Well With Front Desk Clerk

Library Hotel, a luxury boutique hotel in New York City, will pay $42,000 to a former front desk employee to resolve a discrimination lawsuit over its alleged failure to reasonably accommodate the clerk’s disability. According to a lawsuit filed by …

Nebraska Hotel Owners Agree to $100K Settlement to Resolve Discrimination Suit

The owners and operators of a hotel in Omaha, Nebraska, have agreed to pay $100,000 to a former general manager and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the …

Supreme Court Ducks Hotel’s Challenge to Disability Access Tester’s Right to Sue

The U.S. Supreme Court has passed on deciding whether private citizen “testers” who search online for and then sue companies that appear to not be in compliance with federal disability regulations have standing to sue. However, the high court advised …

Tech Firm Settles Over Failure to Accommodate Deaf Job Candidate

A San Diego-based technology firm for the hospitality industry has avoided a trial over charges it discriminated against a qualified deaf applicant from Massachusetts for a remote IT job. U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns in Boston approved a 26-page …

Bank Will Offer Accommodation to Employee With Anxiety Disability

Citizens Bank will change its company policy and pay $100,000 to a former employee of its Cranston, Rhode Island call center to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. According …

Judge Upholds $24M Award in Suit by Employee With Social Anxiety Disorder

A federal district court judge in Massachusetts has upheld a $24 million jury award for a woman who sued her employer for retaliation and discrimination because of her social anxiety disorder. The employer, PPD Development, has criticized the outcome handed …

Another Test Case for the Supreme Court: Who Can Sue Hotels Over Disability Access

A few years back, Joseph Stramondo was a last-minute replacement as a conference speaker in Salt Lake City. He went online and made a reservation for a room accessible for people with disabilities. “I figured, ‘OK, I should be set,’” …

Texas Car Dealer Sued for Firing Employee With Cancer Diagnosis

A company that provides administrative and operations services for a group of related automobile dealerships across Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Florida, violated federal law when it fired a longtime senior manager in its Texarkana, Texas, location to avoid its share …