Update: Back in October, we brought you the story of Former USC Football Coach Steve Sarkisian and how the USC Administration handled alleged instances of Sarkisian drinking on the job.
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Employees Under The Influence: Disabled But Not Unfireable
This week, the University of Southern California terminated Steve Sarkisian, their head football coach. The firing came after a cavalcade of headlines that Sarkisian, essentially the CEO of a multi-million
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What Does That Guy Do?
This blog post was inspired by the amazing news that my partner, Patrick Murphy, was nominated by President Barack Obama as the United States Under Secretary of the Army. My
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It’s An Unvaccinated World After All
The recent measles outbreak making headlines at Disney properties in California has been unnerving, to say the least. As any parent can attest, a visit to Disney is likely to
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Authorities To (Finally) Investigate Abuse of Henry’s Boys
Perhaps this is the coda to the story of Henry’s Boys — perhaps not.
Readers no doubt recall Henry’s Turkey — the poster bird for the abuse of intellectually disabled
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Testing Job Applicants For Carpal Tunnel Violates ADA: EEOC Lawsuit
An Illinois manufacturer of steel castings for the rail industry was just sued by the EEOC for allegedly violating the ADA. The EEOC alleges that the company illegally asks job
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Critical Care Hospital Which Fired Nurse Who Needed Chemotherapy Settles With EEOC
If you were a critical care hospital would you fire a nurse with cancer who asked for an accommodation to get chemotherapy? Even if you had meritorious grounds, would you
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Another GINA Class Action Settled By The EEOC
Another employer has settled a GINA class action brought by the EEOC – for $187,500.
The EEOC told a Practising Law Institute conference two years ago of a number of
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ADA Hint: “Focus On Performance Not Assumptions”
Last week we reported about the EEOC entering into a consent decree settling a disability suit for $30,000. The suit was against a Minneapolis-area home health care provider for failing
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Sleep Apnea And Shakespeare?
Our recent post on sleep apnea as a disability brought some good reader questions and comments which bear posting. One, from a Mexican lawyer, and a second, from a Canadian
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