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EEOC

EEOC files bias suit in firing of 18-year employee who had heart surgery

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Wednesday filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against a car dealership that fired an...
EEOC

EEOC exceeded authority in nationwide probe of manufacturer

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission went too far when it issued a subpoena for information on a car component...
Twitter

Twitter beats disabled worker’s lawsuit over layoffs, for now

A federal judge in California has tossed out a lawsuit accusing Twitter Inc. of discriminating against workers with disabilities by...
disability

New York bill aims to define disability

Lawmakers in New York are trying to define temporary total disability as it applies to workers compensation....
disability

Montana bill would give injured workers 100% of pay in disability benefits

Montana lawmakers have filed legislation that would increase the amount of total disability benefits for injured employees in workers compensation...
firefighter

Appeals court grants disability award to ailing firefighter who suffered stroke

An appeals court in Illinois on Wednesday granted a disability award to a firefighter who suffered a stroke but may...
comp

Comp exclusive remedy does not apply in federal bias case

A federal appeals court has denied a bid by a transit agency to dismiss a lawsuit by an injured worker...
ADA

Third federal appeals court reinstates suit by ADA ‘tester’

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, on Wednesday became the third federal appeals court to reinstate...
disability

EEOC disability bias charge against ATM servicer reinstated

A federal appeals court on Wednesday reversed a lower court ruling and reinstated a disability discrimination charge filed by the...
ADA

Transgender woman entitled to ADA protection: Appeals court

In the first ruling on the issue by a federal appeals court, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in...
FMLA

Appeals court reinstates auto parts worker’s FMLA suit

A federal appeals court has reinstated Family Medical Leave Act litigation filed by a worker who was fired for using...
disability

Appeals court reinstates NYC worker’s disability bias suit

A federal appeals court overturned a lower court Friday and ruled that the New York City Transit Authority discriminated against...
ADA

Online retailer not liable for inaccessible website under ADA

A California state appeals court held Monday that an online cleaning products retailer without a physical location cannot be held...
disability

TVA worker’s disability, age bias suit reinstated

A federal district court, in a divided opinion, reversed a lower court on Wednesday and reinstated age and disability discrimination...
Uber

Uber need not provide wheelchair access everywhere: Judge

A U.S. judge said Uber Technologies Inc. did not violate a federal law protecting people with disabilities by not offering...

Video: The BI Interview with Terri Rhodes of DMEC

Terri Rhodes, CEO of Disability Management Employer Coalition, discusses how absence management has evolved and the challenges employers face in...
Ollie's

Disability bias suit against bargain store chain decertified

A federal appeals court on Friday decertified a class-action disability discrimination lawsuit filed against a bargain store chain, ruling the...
plumber

Commission erred in evaluation of plumber’s disability: Court

The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that the Industrial Commission erred in evaluating an injured plumber’s disability when he reached maximum...
Amazon

Amazon discriminates against pregnant and disabled workers: N.Y.

The New York State Division of Human Rights has filed a complaint against Amazon.com Inc., accusing the online retailer of...
disability

N.Y. lawmakers aim to give real estate tax exemption to injured workers

New York lawmakers are proposing to add injured workers to the list of those with disabilities who are exempt from...
EEOC

EEOC files bias suit in firing of 18-year employee who had heart surgery

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Wednesday filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against a car dealership that fired an...
EEOC

EEOC exceeded authority in nationwide probe of manufacturer

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission went too far when it issued a subpoena for information on a car component...
Twitter

Twitter beats disabled worker’s lawsuit over layoffs, for now

A federal judge in California has tossed out a lawsuit accusing Twitter Inc. of discriminating against workers with disabilities by...
disability

New York bill aims to define disability

Lawmakers in New York are trying to define temporary total disability as it applies to workers compensation....
disability

Montana bill would give injured workers 100% of pay in disability benefits

Montana lawmakers have filed legislation that would increase the amount of total disability benefits for injured employees in workers compensation...
firefighter

Appeals court grants disability award to ailing firefighter who suffered stroke

An appeals court in Illinois on Wednesday granted a disability award to a firefighter who suffered a stroke but may...
comp

Comp exclusive remedy does not apply in federal bias case

A federal appeals court has denied a bid by a transit agency to dismiss a lawsuit by an injured worker...
ADA

Third federal appeals court reinstates suit by ADA ‘tester’

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, on Wednesday became the third federal appeals court to reinstate...
disability

EEOC disability bias charge against ATM servicer reinstated

A federal appeals court on Wednesday reversed a lower court ruling and reinstated a disability discrimination charge filed by the...
ADA

Transgender woman entitled to ADA protection: Appeals court

In the first ruling on the issue by a federal appeals court, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in...
FMLA

Appeals court reinstates auto parts worker’s FMLA suit

A federal appeals court has reinstated Family Medical Leave Act litigation filed by a worker who was fired for using...
disability

Appeals court reinstates NYC worker’s disability bias suit

A federal appeals court overturned a lower court Friday and ruled that the New York City Transit Authority discriminated against...
ADA

Online retailer not liable for inaccessible website under ADA

A California state appeals court held Monday that an online cleaning products retailer without a physical location cannot be held...
disability

TVA worker’s disability, age bias suit reinstated

A federal district court, in a divided opinion, reversed a lower court on Wednesday and reinstated age and disability discrimination...
Uber

Uber need not provide wheelchair access everywhere: Judge

A U.S. judge said Uber Technologies Inc. did not violate a federal law protecting people with disabilities by not offering...

Video: The BI Interview with Terri Rhodes of DMEC

Terri Rhodes, CEO of Disability Management Employer Coalition, discusses how absence management has evolved and the challenges employers face in...
Ollie's

Disability bias suit against bargain store chain decertified

A federal appeals court on Friday decertified a class-action disability discrimination lawsuit filed against a bargain store chain, ruling the...
plumber

Commission erred in evaluation of plumber’s disability: Court

The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that the Industrial Commission erred in evaluating an injured plumber’s disability when he reached maximum...
Amazon

Amazon discriminates against pregnant and disabled workers: N.Y.

The New York State Division of Human Rights has filed a complaint against Amazon.com Inc., accusing the online retailer of...
disability

N.Y. lawmakers aim to give real estate tax exemption to injured workers

New York lawmakers are proposing to add injured workers to the list of those with disabilities who are exempt from...