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$2.49 Million Verdict Underscores Expansive USERRA Protections

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A little more than a year after U.S. Army veteran Le Roy Torres kept his case alive at the U.S. Supreme Court, a Texas jury voted unanimously to award him $2.49 million on the claim that his former employer, the Texas...more

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Jury Awards $450,000 For Employer’s Termination of Employee After Receiving Notice About Anxiety Disorder

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On March 31, 2022, a Kentucky jury unanimously awarded $450,000 to an employee, who was terminated following two panic attacks the employee suffered at work. The jury concluded the employee’s anxiety disorder was a disability...more

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Lonza America to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

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Company Violated Federal Law When It Fired a Recovering Opioid Addict, Federal Agency Charged - CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Lonza America LLC, a New Jersey-based company in the pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing industry,...more

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Disability Discrimination: Damages

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Over the last couple of months, we have been talking about what qualifies as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act and what to do when an employee with a disability requests an accommodation in the...more

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Walmart to Pay $80,000 and Implement Nationwide Change in Policy to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

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Giant Retailer Refused to Accommodate Disabled Employee with Reassignment to a Nearby Store, Federal Agency Charged - BANGOR, Maine - Walmart Inc. will pay $80,000 and implement nationwide changes to its disability...more

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Ontario, Canada: When an Employment Contract Is Frustrated Due to the Employee’s Permanent Disability, the Employer’s Duty to...

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Employers in Ontario will likely welcome the decision in Katz et al. v. Clarke, 2019 ONSC 2188 (Divisional Court), which addressed the scope of the duty to accommodate in the event of an employee’s permanent disability. ...more

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Memorial Healthcare to Pay $74,418 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit

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Hospital Unlawfully Refused Reasonable Accommodation for Religious Belief and Rescinded Job Offer, Federal Agency Charged - DETROIT - Memorial Healthcare, which operates a hospital in Owosso, Mich., will pay $74,418 and...more

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Illinois Action for Children to Pay $60,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

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Nonprofit Fired Employee Who Required Extended Leave, Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO -- Illinois Action for Children (IAFC), a large Illinois child care and childhood education-related nonprofit, has agreed to pay a...more

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Safeway Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination

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Company Unlawfully Rejected an Applicant Because of Deafness, Federal Agency Charges - SEATTLE - Grocery store giant Safeway, Inc. violated federal law by refusing to accommodate and hire a qualified deaf applicant for...more

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Sixth Circuit Upholds EEOC Victory in ADA Suit

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In a previous piece, I wrote about a diabetic worker in East Tennessee who won a jury award in an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) case against Dollar General. The worker was fired for violating Dollar General’s grazing...more

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Employers: Use caution when dealing with prescription drug users

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Employers often have policies that require applicants or employees to disclose the lawful use of prescription drugs that could impair job performance or potentially pose a safety concern. If you’re one of those employers, you...more

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Faulty Issues With No Fault Attendance Policies

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Many of our clients have no fault attendance policies by which the employees are assessed a point or half of a point for each tardy, absence or for leaving their shift early. Once the employee meets the required number of...more

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Safeway Will Rehire Store Clerk and Pay $27,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

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Grocery Store Fired Clerk Based on Disability, Federal Agency Said BALTIMORE - Safeway, Inc. will pay $27,000 in monetary damages and furnish significant equitable relief, including returning an employee to work, to...more

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New York State Adds Protected Classifications and Remedies for Workplace Discrimination

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The new laws are designed to protect equality for female employees in New York State; Governor also proposes regulations that would extend protections to transgender employees. On October 21, New York Governor Andrew...more

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Judgment Against AutoZone Affirmed in EEOC Disability Discrimination Case

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Appeals Court Upholds Injunction and $415,000 Award to Disabled Former Employee - CHICAGO - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has affirmed a $424,000 judgment (including $9,000 in costs) against AutoZone,...more

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