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Seventh Circuit Ruling Allows Non-Disabled Workers to Seek Backpay Under ADA

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The Seventh Circuit (covering Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin) recently ruled that a non-disabled employee can recover damages under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when his employer required a fitness-for-duty...more

Vedder Price

Seventh Circuit Allows Recovery of Back Pay in ADA Case Absent Proof of Disability

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In a case of first impression, on April 1, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued an important decision in Nawara v. Cook County Municipality (Case Nos. 22-1393, 22-1430, 22-2395 & 22-2451), holding...more

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Think ADA Recovery Is Limited to Employees With Disabilities? The Seventh Circuit Says Think Again

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On April 1, 2025, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals clarified the remedies available to nondisabled employees subjected to improper medical examinations or inquiries under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). ...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Seventh Circuit Says Non-Disabled Employee Entitled to Back Pay for Unlawful Medical Exam

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The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits employers from requiring employee medical examinations absent business necessity. The ADA provides a back pay remedy for violations, but limits these damages to discrimination on...more

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