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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 …

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 …

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 …