Supreme Court Ducks Hotel’s Challenge to Disability Access Tester’s Right to Sue December 7, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. Supreme Court has passed on deciding whether private citizen “testers” who search online for and then sue companies...
Tech Firm Settles Over Failure to Accommodate Deaf Job Candidate December 4, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A San Diego-based technology firm for the hospitality industry has avoided a trial over charges it discriminated against a qualified...
Bank Will Offer Accommodation to Employee With Anxiety Disability November 27, 2023 Citizens Bank will change its company policy and pay $100,000 to a former employee of its Cranston, Rhode Island call...
Judge Upholds $24M Award in Suit by Employee With Social Anxiety Disorder November 14, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal district court judge in Massachusetts has upheld a $24 million jury award for a woman who sued her...
Another Test Case for the Supreme Court: Who Can Sue Hotels Over Disability Access October 6, 2023 By Mark Sherman A few years back, Joseph Stramondo was a last-minute replacement as a conference speaker in Salt Lake City. He went...
Texas Car Dealer Sued for Firing Employee With Cancer Diagnosis September 26, 2023 A company that provides administrative and operations services for a group of related automobile dealerships across Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and...
Louisiana Prisoner Suit Claims They’re Forced to Endure Dangerous Conditions at Prison Farm September 18, 2023 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Men incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary filed a class-action lawsuit Saturday, contending they have been...
Walmart Sued by EEOC Over Test That Screened Out Disabled Workers September 14, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. agency that enforces workplace discrimination laws said on Wednesday that it had sued Walmart Inc over allegations it...
Yale Settles Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination Against Students With Mental Health Issues August 28, 2023 Yale University and a student group announced Friday that they’ve reached a settlement in a federal lawsuit that accused the...
New York Technology Firm Sued for Not Hiring Engineer Who Is Deaf July 21, 2023 A Rochester, New York technology firm has been charged with allegedly violating federal law by ending its interview with and...