Yale Discriminates Against Students With Mental Health Issues, Lawsuit Claims December 1, 2022 By Francesca Maglione Yale University was sued for allegedly violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by unfairly penalizing students who are dealing with...
AI Algorithms, Strict Place-of-Work Rules Potential Trouble Spots for Employment Claims November 15, 2022 By Jim Sams SAN DIEGO — Technological innovations and changing work arrangements brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic are among some of the...
Michigan-Based Salvation Army Store Sued for Violating ADA August 26, 2022 Global charitable organization The Salvation Army violated federal law at its Ann Arbor, Michigan thrift store when it fired a...
Covenant Health in Tennessee Settles ADA Action by Justice Department August 24, 2022 The U.S. Department of Justice reached a settlement with Knoxville, Tennessee-based Covenant Health over claims that it violated the Americans...
Transgender Workers’ Rights Widened in Court’s Disability Ruling August 18, 2022 By Robert Iafolla Transgender workers will gain broadened legal protections in the wake of a recent federal appeals court decision that gender dysphoria...
5th Circuit: Employer Fired for Sleepwalking Loses ADA Case August 10, 2022 By Ezra Amacher An employee fired for unsolicitedly sleepwalking into a colleague’s hotel room during an out-of-town conference has no disability discrimination claim,...
Uber Settles Lawsuit Over Disabled Riders, Vows to Waive Fees July 19, 2022 By Susan Heavey Uber Technologies Inc. will pay more than $2 million and waive wait time fees for disabled passengers to settle U.S....
Louisiana Suit Alleges Chokehold Used on 10-year-old With Disabilities May 13, 2022 Civil rights advocates are suing the school board and sheriff’s office in Louisiana’s Jefferson Parish over the alleged mistreatment _...
US: Discrimination Based on Opioid Treatment Violates Law April 8, 2022 By Geoff Mulvihill A deepening opioid epidemic is prompting the U.S. Department of Justice to warn about discrimination against those who are prescribed...
Louisiana Car Dealer to Pay $100K Disability Discrimination Settlement January 10, 2022 Hollingsworth Richards, LLC, a Louisiana car dealer doing business as Honda of Covington, has agreed to pay a former sales...