Ex-Rusk police chief Scott Heagney claims illegal firing over disability discrimination, demands reinstatement

A statement released by Heagney's lawyer accuses the city of terminating him as an act of illegal disability discrimination.
The Times of Northwest Indiana

Disclosing a disability during a job search and interview

An issue for people with disabilities who are job searching is when and how they should disclose the disability. Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) makes it unlawful for an ...
JD Supra

SCOTUS Rules Against Retired Firefighter in Disability Discrimination Case – But Says Some Post-Employment ADA Claims Can Prevail

The US Supreme Court just significantly restricted who can succeed on post-employment disability discrimination claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and when they may do so – but ...

Shop worker with heart condition let go for taking too much sick leave gets €6,500

A shop worker with a weakened immune system who was dismissed for being off sick for 12 days during her first six months on ...
JD Supra

EEOC Sues Equinox Holdings, Inc. for Disability and Sex Discrimination

WASHINGTON – Equinox Holdings, Inc. (Equinox), which owns and operates fitness facilities and gyms nationwide, illegally discriminated against a woman who suffers from endometriosis on the basis of ...
The New York Times

Supreme Court Finds Retired Firefighter Cannot Sue for Disability Discrimination

In a tangled decision, the justices ruled against a disabled firefighter who sued her former employer for refusing her health benefits after she had retired. By Abbie VanSickle and Adam Liptak ...