ADA Law News Update April 1, 2010

Posted on April 1st, 2010 in Americans With Disabilities Act Verdicts by ada1

Employment Law Checklists and Forms
Syracuse police to receive $400K from sexual discrimination lawsuit
?NewYorkInjuryNews (press release) – 5 days ago
… the department guilty of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act, … The US District Judge threw out that verdict though, based on the city’s …
City of Syracuse plans to appeal $400k lawsuit loss? – NewsChannel 9 WSYR

Syracuse police officer to receive $400K in sexual discrimination suit
?The Post-Standard – Syracuse.com – John O’Brien
… violated the Americans with Disabilities Act over a perceived disability of … But US District Judge David Hurd threw out that part of the verdict …

Jury awards $2.65M to man left stranded
?Tuscaloosa News – Stephanie Taylor
“I believe this verdict is a step in the right direction to ensure that this will … Act of 1973, the forerunner to the Americans with Disabilities Act. He …

ADA Law News Update April 1, 2010

Posted on March 31st, 2010 in Ada law,Americans with Disabilities Act by ada1

Employment Law Checklists and Forms
Colorado Lawyer Settles Discrimination Suit Over Dog for $50K
?The BLT: Blog of Legal Times
The suit alleged LeHouillier violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when he refused to allow the woman and her dog—and the woman’s lawyer—to enter the …

When You Do–And Don’t–Need to Engage in the ‘Interactive Process’
?HR.BLR.com
Under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and California law, employers are required to engage in an “interactive process” with disabled …

When Disabled Hotel Guests’ Needs go Beyond the Norm for Typical …
?4Hoteliers – Martin H. Orlick
As many hotel owners know, both Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and California law mandates that all …

Full accessibility an ongoing goal for Vassar, peers
?The Miscellany News – Danielle Gensburg
… work toward accessibility in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), passed by Congress in 1990, …

ADA Law News Update March 31, 2010

Posted on March 31st, 2010 in Americans with Disabilities Act by ada1

Employment Law Checklists and Forms
ADA defense lawyers: When disabled hotel guests’ needs go beyond …
?Hotel Law (blog) – Jim Butler
In these unusual cases, the counsel of an experienced ADA lawyer like Marty Orlick, a senior member of JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group®, is invaluable. …

Lifting restriction doesn’t support ADA, Rehab Act claims
?Workers Comp Forum
However, he sued for discrimination under the ADA and state law. … The court determined that the mechanic was not disabled under the ADA and …

Fighting for ADA compliance
?Tampa Tribune
Today, Brennan owns a consulting company and has been used as an ADA expert in hundreds of cases. He drives a van, loves adapted swimming, …


Health-care reform aids independence
?The Durango Herald
Today, we continue to struggle to protect that dream, advocating the enforcement of the ADA-based Olmstead Supreme Court case, which holds that no person …