People With Disabilities Sue Over Blocked Sidewalks in Oregon September 9, 2022 A group of Portland, Oregon, residents with disabilities has filed a lawsuit against the city, accusing it of failing to...
U.S. Updates Guidance on COVID Vaccine Mandates, Incentives, Privacy in Workplace June 1, 2021 Federal employment laws do not prevent an employer from requiring all employees physically entering the workplace to be vaccinated for...
Supreme Court Won’t Reconsider Verdict for Deaf Costco Worker Firing Case March 2, 2021 A deaf former employee of a South Florida Costco store won’t be collecting $775,000 a federal jury awarded her in...
Maine Court Says Tourette’s Patient Can Sue for Being Denied Procedure January 20, 2021 A woman who has Tourette’s syndrome may proceed with her lawsuit against a surgeon who declined to repair her injured...
Walmart Alters Disability Reassignment Policy to Settle Suit in Maine November 18, 2019 Walmart has agreed to change its national policy for reassigning disabled workers to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S....
Suit Says Safeco Field in Washington Discriminates Against Wheelchair Users October 22, 2018 Wheelchair users attending Seattle Mariners baseball games at Safeco Field get a “second-class” experience, a nonprofit disability-rights law firm says,...
EEOC Sues Colorado Trucking Company for Discrimination October 3, 2018 Federal regulators sued the Greeley, Colo.-based trucking firm JBS Carriers, alleging it violated federal law by using pre-employment screening to...
EEOC Sues California Hospitality Company for Asthma Disability Discrimination April 3, 2018 A large Southern California hospitality company is being sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for allegedly violating federal...
Ex-Indianapolis Employee Files Suit, Says She Was Fired for Installing Air Fresheners January 5, 2018 Indianapolis is being sued by a former courts official who alleges that she was fired after she installed air fresheners...
Utah Tattoo Parlor Settles with Man Who Has HIV June 26, 2017 A 27-year-old Utah college student with HIV has reached a settlement with a tattoo parlor that denied him service based...