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Will Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Treat Employers Well? The Magic 8-Ball Says: “Signs Point to Yes”

When President Biden announced on Friday that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson would be nominated to replace the retiring Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court, history was made. Not only could she be the first Black woman...more

2/28/2022 / Age Discrimination , Biden Administration , Disability Discrimination , Employment Discrimination , Employment Litigation , Hostile Environment , Labor Relations , Presidential Nominations , Retaliation , SCOTUS

Worker Fired During COVID-19 Isolation Can Proceed with Disability Lawsuit, Says Federal Court

A federal court just ruled that a nurse fired while isolating with a case of COVID-19 can proceed with her disability discrimination lawsuit against her former employer, further developing a body of law permitting COVID...more

2/28/2022 / Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Corporate Counsel , Disability Discrimination , Employment Litigation , Hiring & Firing , Reasonable Accommodation , Self-Isolation

Federal Court Allows COVID-Based Disability Discrimination Lawsuit to Proceed

A federal court in Pennsylvania recently refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that an employer violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by firing a worker because she tested positive for COVID-19. Notably, the...more

10/7/2021 / Adverse Employment Action , Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Corporate Counsel , Disability Discrimination , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Litigation , Hiring & Firing , PHRA

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