Court: Move Fast to Provide ADA Accommodations
March 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even if employers engage in a dialogue with an employee over potential Americans with Disabilities...
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Pregnancy Discrimination Act not to be Applied for Service Retroactively
March 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that women who took pregnancy leave...
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Hooters Hit with ADA Lawsuit
March 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued the restaurant chain Hooters on behalf...
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Workers More Thrifty with Tax Refunds
March 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the number of workers expecting a federal or state income tax refund (84%) remains...
Deaf FedEx Worker Gets $108K in ADA Suit
March 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A deaf Federal Express worker has won a $108,000 federal court jury award after the...
Late Distribution of SPD Not Reason for Employee Ignorance
February 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Eastern District of New York has ruled that a...
Former Football Pro Loses Battle for Retroactive Disability Benefits
January 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the District of Minnesota has granted summary judgment in favor...
Judge: Workplace Racism Didn't Disable Retired Trooper
January 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A retired state trooper now jailed on sexual assault charges lost one legal battle Wednesday...
Disability Administrative Panel Upheld in Benefits Denial
December 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court panel has cleared a disability pension benefit plan's administrative committee of...
Pacific Bell Wrong in not Re-Hiring Recently Fired Worker
December 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though it had lawfully fired an employee for not disclosing his criminal history, Pacific...
Judge: Don't Assume Disabled Applicants are Unqualified
December 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has issued a warning that hiring managers should not prejudge a...
Worker's Bad Attitude Overrides His Disability
December 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Supreme Court refused to review a case concerning a blind worker who was...
Bathroom Fall Not an Accident Related to Work
November 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US 7th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a plan administrator in denying accident...
Administrator Cleared in Bee Sting Death Case
November 22, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Virginia has cleared an accidental death benefit plan administrator of wrongdoing...
Plans Able to Recoup Disability Overpayments
November 21, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An federal judge in Indiana has tossed aside arguments by two General Motors employees that...
Employees Regarded as Disabled Protected Under ADA
November 1, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that an employee "regarded as" disabled...
EEOC Raises Awareness of ADA Protections for Associates of Disabled
October 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Those who associate with disabled American workers are likewise protected by federal anti-workplace discrimination law.
Company Must Pay Workers' Comp to Illegal Immigrant
October 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California's 2nd District Court of Appeals has ruled that the federal Immigration Reform and Control...
Court Agrees With UPS' Safety Issue in Discrimination Case
October 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that United Parcel Service was not guilty...
California Unveils $8M Disability Settlement with UnumProvident
October 3, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi on Monday announced an $8 million deal with UnumProvident Corporation...