Yale University was sued for allegedly violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by unfairly penalizing students suffering from mental illnesses.
Tag: ADA
EEOC Brings First Pandemic Disability Discrimination Suit Over Denial of Telework Accommodation
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an explosion of remote work, including for positions traditionally not considered eligible for remote work. As employers have returned employees to office work environments, some employees who historically worked on-site have requested continued work from home as an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). On September 7,… Continue reading EEOC Brings First Pandemic Disability Discrimination Suit Over Denial of Telework Accommodation
EEOC Provides Proposed Wellness Rules for Review
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) today forwarded to the Federal Register its Notices of Proposed Rulemakings (NPRM) on wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). The NPRMs have been cleared by the Office of Management and Budget and sent to the Federal Register for… Continue reading EEOC Provides Proposed Wellness Rules for Review
FedEx Ground to Pay $3.3 Million to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. will pay $3.3 million and provide programmatic relief to resolve a companywide disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC charged that FedEx Ground denied deaf and hard-of-hearing package handlers reasonable accommodations and that it discriminated against deaf and… Continue reading FedEx Ground to Pay $3.3 Million to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Galleries from A to Z Sued Over Websites the Blind Can’t Use
On Dec. 13, a blind Manhattan resident named Henry Tucker filed federal lawsuits against 10 art galleries, saying their websites were not accessible to people who could not see. The galleries’ names included Adam Baumgold Fine Art, Adelson, Agora, Albertz Benda and Acquavella. The next day, Mr. Tucker and his attorneys moved on to the… Continue reading Galleries from A to Z Sued Over Websites the Blind Can’t Use