SkyWest Airlines, Inc., was justified in discharging a deaf ramp agent because his inability to hear or effectively communicate posed a “direct threat” to the safety of himself and others, the U.S. District Court for the...more
2/14/2024
/ Airlines ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Dismissals ,
Employment Litigation ,
Failure to Accommodate ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Rights Code ,
Retaliation ,
Termination ,
Workplace Hazards
On February 24, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina issued an opinion in Brown v. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. regarding disability discrimination, reasonable accommodations, and...more
3/12/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Essential Functions ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Genuine Issue of Material Fact ,
Interactive Process ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Retaliation ,
Undue Hardship ,
Wrongful Termination
On May 6, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York denied summary judgment on a Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) retaliatory transfer claim. The court found that the employer’s explanation for...more
5/22/2019
/ Abandonment ,
Adverse Employment Action ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Transfers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
NYCHRL ,
Race Discrimination ,
Reinstatement ,
Retaliation ,
Termination
On April 1, 2019, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied summary judgment in an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) case, determining that occasionally excusing employees from...more