Nurse who defied order can still sue under ADA 
By:
Eric T. Berkman
Published: February 26, 2013
Tags: ADA, Americans with Disability Act, disability discrimination, reasonable accommodation, retaliation
A nurse who was fired for insubordination after refusing to carry out an order she felt she could not handle while recovering from a serious injury could sue her employer for retaliation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
Would-be security guard settles ADA suit for $40,000
Published: February 14, 2012
Tags: ADA, Americans with Disability Act, Maryland, security guard
A candidate for a security guard position who had his job offer pulled because he has sight in only one eye has settled his discrimination case against the company for $40,000.
ADA suit isn’t discharged by airline’s bankruptcy
Published: October 18, 2011
Tags: Americans with Disability Act, Chapter 11, disability discrimination
A disability discrimination suit against Northwest Airlines was not discharged by the company’s bankruptcy, the 8th Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.
Justices tussle over ADA ministerial exception
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: October 5, 2011
Tags: Americans with Disability Act, employment discrimination, First Amendment, ministerial exception, Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – During heated oral arguments Wednesday in a case involving religious doctrines, government interests and claims of job discrimination, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court tried to carve out just how much constitutional leeway religious organizations have to fire employees without facing a job bias claim.
Disabled teachers can sue over class size
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: December 13, 2010
Tags: Americans with Disability Act, disability discrimination, Rehabilitation Act, Twombly-Iqbal
Public school teachers could sue for violations of federal disability discrimination law based on allegations that they were denied a reasonable accommodation in the form of smaller class sizes, the 1st Circuit has ruled in reversing dismissals.
