Michigan Company Sued for Violating Federal Law on Employee Accommodations September 16, 2024 PACE Southeast Michigan, a company providing all-inclusive care for the elderly, violated federal law at multiple locations in the Detroit...
FedEx Sued for Violating Federal Law by Discriminating Against Minnesota Driver September 9, 2024 The Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) violated federal law when it failed to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified, disabled ramp transport...
Medical Marijuana Law Does Not Impair Employers’ Right to Drug-Free Workplace March 22, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A Connecticut employer has the right to terminate an employee who is impaired by medical marijuana in the workplace. The...
Health Aide Fired for Not Getting Vaccinated Entitled to Unemployment Benefits March 7, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson An employee who was terminated because she would not comply with a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for religious reasons is entitled...
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...
Supreme Court Nixes Religious Bias Claim for Walgreens Denying Saturdays-Off Request February 24, 2020 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to Walgreens, turning away an appeal by a fired former Florida...
Austin Area Amusement Park to Pay $20K to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit July 1, 2016 Austin’s FEC LLC and Austin Entertainment Center, LP d/b/a Austin’s Park N Pizza, a Pflugerville, Texas-based amusement park, has agreed...
Bipartisan Bill Targets Pregnancy Discrimination in Workplace June 8, 2015 By Daniel Wiessner A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation last Thursday to boost protections for pregnant workers in response to a...
Court Rules Employers Must Reassign Disabled Workers to Vacant Jobs September 10, 2012 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court has revived an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit against United Airlines Inc., and said U.S. law...