Tag: ADA

Benefits | August 22nd, 2011

CA Auto Plant Settles EEOC Suit

August 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New United Motors & Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI), what the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says is...

Benefits | August 2nd, 2011

Employers Should Keep Personal and Occupational Health Information Separate

August 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has suggested that employers keep an employee’s personal health...

Compliance | April 13th, 2011

Court Finds Wellness Program Incentives not Illegal

April 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit which alleged that financial incentives to participate in...

Compliance | March 29th, 2011

High Court to Review EEOC Case for Church School Employee

March 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review a case in which a teacher at...

Compliance | March 24th, 2011

EEOC Announces Final ADA Amendments Act Regs

March 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) announced the final regulations to implement the ADA...

Compliance | March 4th, 2011

Failed Drug Test Can Haunt Applicants Later

March 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has ruled in favor of an employer who used a failed...

Benefits | December 21st, 2010

United Settles EEOC Suit over ADA Violation Charges

December 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – United Airlines has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit alleging that the company violated the...

Benefits | November 29th, 2010

National Waste Removal Firm Admits to ADA Violation

November 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - IESI LA Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IESI Corporation, a national waste removal firm, will...

Benefits | October 4th, 2010

Thrivent Charged with ADA Violation

October 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Thrivent Financial for Lutherans illegally made public a temporary employee’s confidential medical information, according to...

Benefits | September 17th, 2010

EEOC Sues California Comfort Suites for Firing Autistic Employee

September 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against Tarsadia...

Benefits | September 10th, 2010

Michaels Stores to Pay $8M for Firing Employee with Cancer

September 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A jury has found that Michaels Stores violated federal labor laws in its treatment and...

Benefits | September 10th, 2010

New Definition of Disability Opens Door for EEOC Suits

September 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed three new disability discrimination cases, charging...

Compliance | August 29th, 2010

Deaf UPS Clerk Gets New Shot with ADA Suit

August 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has ruled that a deaf UPS clerk should be able to...

Benefits | August 13th, 2010

EEOC Says Health System’s Leave Policies Violate ADA

August 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has charged in a lawsuit that Princeton HealthCare...

Products | April 2nd, 2010

Nationwide Better Health Betters Benefits Offering

April 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nationwide Better Health has enhanced its workplace benefits offering by adding group short-term...

Benefits | March 15th, 2010

Detroit Enforces Policy on Scents after Settling Lawsuit

March 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Detroit officials announced plans to place placards in three city buildings detailing scented products to...

Compliance | January 13th, 2010

Non-Disabled Worker Allowed to Pursue ADA Suit

January 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A temporary worker at an electronics manufacturing company can sue the employer for asking him...

Compliance | December 18th, 2009

Disability Discrimination Claim Dischargeable in Bankruptcy

December 18, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that an Americans with Disabilities Act...

Compliance | November 12th, 2009

High Court Mulls Taking USERRA Appeal

November 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. Supreme Court justices are considering hearing an appeal in an employment discrimination case...

Compliance | October 22nd, 2009

Court Moves Forward Claims by Former Employee with Narcolepsy

October 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon has denied an employer's motion for...