A Florida federal court just denied an employer’s effort to dismiss a disability discrimination claim filed by a legally blind applicant who alleges the employer asked improper pre-offer questions on its standard job...more
12/16/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Damages ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Disparate Impact ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Job Applicants ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Title I
In what can only be described as a complete flipping of the script in employment-related litigation, the owner and manager of a suburban Pittsburgh restaurant adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic have sued a former...more
Ever since Uber became part of our everyday world, the mandatory arbitration agreement it requires its independent contractor drivers to sign has been under constant scrutiny—and attack. A recent decision, however, fell in...more
3/7/2019
/ Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Ridesharing ,
Uber ,
Unenforceable Contract Terms