Four local malls and plazas were named this month in lawsuits seeking greater access for people with disabilities by a New York City-area man who has been filing such suits for more than a decade. Christopher E. Brown, whose address ...
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Read More »A recent lawsuit, Chicago Housing Authority v. Destefano & Partners, resulted in a ruling that says project owners and developers may not allocate liability for Americans with Disabilities Act claims to architects, contractors or other project participants. Though the ...
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Read More »On April 20, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a notice of proposed rulemaking addressing how the Americans with Disabilities Act applies to employer wellness programs that are part of a group health plan. Wellness programs, which are otherwise regulated ...
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Read More »Federal disability discrimination law may require a state agency to deviate from state law in order to accommodate a mentally ill individual’s claim for benefits, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in reversing a dismissal, Mary ...
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Read More »An employee with fibromyalgia and sleep apnea could maintain a disability discrimination claim based on his employer’s refusal to allow him to work only a straight day shift, the 7th Circuit has ruled in reversing a summary judgment. The plaintiff ...
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Read More »A recent report from the Government Accountability Office found individuals with disabilities often face significant test-taking barriers, despite Americans with Disabilities Act accommodation requirements. The report called for the Department of Justice to do a better job of enforcing laws ...
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Read More »A federal disability discrimination lawsuit was untimely, even though the plaintiff filed her complaint within 90 days of when her attorney received a right-to-sue letter from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ...
Read More »WHITE PLAINS — Prosecutors say a New York law firm refused to allow a disabled client into its offices with her service dog. The U.S. attorney says the Newburgh firm of Larkin, Axelrod, Ingrassia and Tetenbaum violated the Americans with ...
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Read More »COLUMBUS, Ohio — A New York man is suing White Castle claiming the booths in one of its hamburger restaurants are too small. Martin Kessman says in the federal lawsuit filed last week that he was embarrassed in 2009 ...
Read More »The Americans with Disabilities Act turned 21 this week with various levels of success and failure. Diane Coleman, director of advocacy for Rochester’s Center for Disability Rights Inc., was in Washington in July 1990 helping to support passage of the law ...
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Read More »U.S. District Court, WDNY ADA Significant Disability Thompsen v. Stantec Inc. 09-CV-6404L Judge Larimer Background: The plaintiff sued his former employer alleging that he was discriminated against on the basis of his disability, the employer failed to make reasonable accommodations ...
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Read More »U.S. District Court, WDNY ADA Significant Disability Thompsen v. Stantec Inc. 09-CV-6404L Judge Larimer Background: The plaintiff sued his former employer alleging that he was discriminated against on the basis of his disability, the employer failed to make reasonable accommodations ...
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