Is the word “brainstorming” offensive as being disrespectful to people with epilespy? At least in Australia? That was the subject of a recent post based upon something told to us
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Jury Award To Blind Worker: “Employer Lacked Sufficient Knowledge Of The ADA”
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The EEOC sued a Denver beverage distributor under the ADA, claiming that it eliminated a legally blind employee’s job as a driver’s helper, and refused to hire him as a…
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Firing Of Employee With Usher’s Syndrome: EEOC Sues Based Upon “Perception of Disability”
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The EEOC recently announced the commencement of a new lawsuit which it filed accusing a leading health care provider in Maryland of violating the ADA for failing to provide a…
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Critical Care Hospital Fires Nurse Who Asked For Chemo Accommodation
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We have a particular penchant for tracking ageist code used by employers to mean “old” (mainly because, as language buffs, we are intrigued by the wide variety of terms used…
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Army Veteran Rejected By FBI Due To Prosthetic Hand Awarded $75,000 By Jury
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On July 17th we wrote about a $100,000 settlement in a case brought by the EEOC on behalf of a woman with a prosthetic leg. She sued a staffing…
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Two Health Care Providers Hit With ADA Lawsuits; Cancer Disability On EEOC’s Radar
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The EEOC has just announced that it has sued a community hospital in West Virginia which allegedly refused to appoint a long-time 48-year old employee with “a back impairment” to…
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EEOC Targets Yet Another Health Care Company For Disability Discrimination
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Well, here to start your day is one more lawsuit brought by the EEOC against a health care facility for alleged disability discrimination. This spate of suits in the health care …
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EEOC Wins One, Settles Two In Furtherance of Its “Strategic Enforcement Plan”
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Our readers know by now that under its Strategic Enforcement Plan (“SEP”) the EEOC is targeting harassment against “vulnerable workers,” such as migrant workers; disability discrimination fueled by…
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Can A One-Arm Security Officer Perform His Job Duties? The EEOC Thinks So
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We have been cautioning employers recently that the EEOC has been targeting “fears, myths and stereotypes” in hiring and firing Now, the EEOC has just announced that it has filed…
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A Reader Comments On His Clients’ Adherence To “Fears, Myths and Stereotypes”
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Apropos our entry of January 10th on the EEOC targeting "Fears, Myths and Stereotypes," an attorney (obviously a loyal subscriber to our blog) wrote about his clients who "don’t get…
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