Disability Benefits Cutoff Is an ERISA Matter
October 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employee cannot move forward with her state law claims a disability benefit plan administrator...
Tag: ADA
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Was Chimp Attack a Workplace Incident?
October 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The much publicized attack by a 200-pound chimpanzee that left a Connecticut woman mauled and...
Wis. Teacher's ADA Suit Reinstated
October 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Wisconsin school district accused of failing to accommodate the request of a teacher afflicted...
NY Appellate Court Sustains Xerox Clerk's Workers' Comp Claim
October 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A New York state appellate court has agreed with lower courts that a Xerox Corp....
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Sears Settles Disability Discrimination Suit for $6.2M
October 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced the entry of what it calls...
Appellate Court Reinstates ADA Suit over Disability Exam
September 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A challenged mandatory exam given by an employer to a disabled employee returning from leave...
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AT&T Accused of Discriminating against Insulin-dependent Applicant
September 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AT&T, doing business as Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, L.P. (AT&T), violated federal law by refusing...
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NC Trucking Co. Slapped with Discrimination Charges
September 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has hit a North Carolina trucking company with...
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Tenn. Auto Parts Firm Sued for Drug Testing Policy
September 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Tennessee auto-parts maker has been accused of violating federal laws by using employee tests...
EEOC Proposes ADA Amendments Act Changes
September 18, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)...
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EEOC Claims UPS Medical Leave Policy is Discriminatory
August 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a class action lawsuit filed in federal court in Chicago, the U.S. Equal Employment...
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Target Faces Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
August 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a discrimination lawsuit against national retailer...
Unum Group Loses Disability Benefits Case on Remand
August 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal district court has reversed course on Unum Group over its denial of long-term...
No Payment for Employee Who Died before Request was Received
August 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a plan administrator did not...
DoL Updates Disability Info Web Site
July 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In conjunction with the 19th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the U.S. Department...
Utah Court Says Wages can be Considered in Disability Determination
July 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Utah Supreme Court has rejected an employer's argument that the state's Labor Commission cannot...
Court Must Consider Plaintiffs' ADA Qualification to Certify Class
July 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court's certification of a...
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Allsup Helps Coordinate Medicare for Employees and Retirees
July 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Allsup announced it is expanding its Medicare services for employers with the addition of the...
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CCP Offers 'Retirement Security' Program to Law Firms
July 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Corporate Compensation Plans Inc. (CCP) has launched a Retirement Security program to protect retirement benefits...
Jindal Rebufs Workers' Comp Bill
July 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has turned aside legislation that would have given employees hurt on...