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- U.S. workplace injury rate falls to all-time low: BLS.(Brief Article)
- WASHINGTON -- Workplace injuries and illness rates fell to an all-time low last year, according to a report released last week by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS found that about 5.9 million cases of private-sector workplace injury WASHINGTON -- Workplace...
- Research articles 1999-12-20
- Employee suits rouse RM concerns. (risk management)
- The number of employment practice lawsuits has exploded over the last three years into a risk manager's nightmare, but there are loss control techniques and insurance products available to limit the exposure, insurers contend. The need for both co The number of employment...
- Research articles 1994-11-07
- ADA Lawsuit Possibly Squelched Based on Low Employee Numbers
- United States Supreme Court examined whether four director-shareholder physicians should be subject to a lawsuit filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA (Clackamas Gastroenterology Associates, P.C. v. Wells, No. 01-1435, Decided: 04/22/03). The issue was whether the four director-shareholder physicians should be counted as ""employees."" Deborah Anne Wells worked...
- Case studies 2003-04-24
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- Madison Square Garden Agrees to Settle Civil Rights Lawsuit Alleging Violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act
- To: NATIONAL EDITORSContact: Yusill Scribner or Rebekah Carmichael, both of the Office of the United States Attorney, Southern District of New York, +1-212- 637-2600 NEW YORK, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Michael J. Garcia, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Rena J. Comisac, Acting Assistant...
- Research articles 2007-11-01
- AMC Theaters Are Found to Violate Americans With Disabilities Act.
- By Jennifer Mann, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 27--A federal court in Los Angeles has ruled that many theaters operated by AMC Entertainment Inc. violate the Americans With Disabilities Act by providing inferior seating for patrons who...
- Research articles 2002-11-27
- NRA, NCCR support ADA lawsuit bill - National Restaurant Association, National Council of Chain Restaurants support changes to Americans with Disabilities Act
- WASHINGTON -- The National Restaurant Association and National Council of Chain Restaurants hope that the third time is the charm for legislation aimed at protecting businesses from "frivolous' or 'gratuitous lawsuits sparked by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- Research articles 2003-02-24
- 11th amendment does not protect State from ADA claim--8th circuit.(Case Law)(Americans with Disabilities Act l)
- Bill M. v. Neb. Dept. Health & Human Services 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals No. 04-3263, May 27, 2005 An appeals court has reversed and remanded an Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit with instructions to dismiss...
- Research articles 2005-07-01
- Fans in wheelchairs will see the action: ADA stadium controversy resolved.(Americans with Disabilities Act)(new sight line specifications for wheelchair spectators agreed to by the Department of Justice and the Ellerbe Becket architectural firm)(Brief Art
- A major designer of sports stadiums and arenas announced last week that it has settled a lawsuit alleging noncompliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA, filed by the U.S. Department of Justice in 1996. The suit accused Ellerbe Becket, the nation's largest...
- Research articles 1998-05-11
- Law Offices of Brodsky & Smith, LLC and Berger & Montague, P.C. Announce Certification of Statewide California Class Action Against Ralphs Grocery
- The law offices of Brodsky & Smith, LLC and Berger & Montague, P.C. announce that on October 6, 2008, Judge Christina Snyder of the Central District of California certified a class action lawsuit pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act and California State discrimination laws. The case is Sung...
- Research articles 2009-02-09
- Illinois.(State & Local News)(Brief Article)
- ILLINOIS. The U.S. Department of Justice is intervening in a lawsuit filed in federal court challenging inaccessibility in Detroit's public transit system. Brought by five Detroit residents who use wheelchairs, the suit alleges violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Rehabilitation Act. DOJ's complaint alleges...
- Research articles 2005-04-01
- Local Focus.(Business)
- McDonald's settles discrimination suit OAK BROOK - McDonald's Corp. has settled a lawsuit filed by a 420-pound man who claimed he was denied a job because of his weight. Agreement terms were not revealed. Joseph Connor claimed in his lawsuit the fast-food chain violated...
- Research articles 2003-10-25
- U.S. District Court rules evidence sufficient to support retaliation
- Under the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, was there sufficient evidence to support the plaintiff's claims of discrimination and retaliation? In Carlos Bayon v. The State University of New York at Buffalo, the plaintiff, a former graduate student, filed...
- Research articles 2004-03-03
- Northwest Airlines settles EEOC suit, agrees to assess each job applicant.(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)(Brief Article)
- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Northwest Airlines Inc. recently settled an Americans with Disabilities Act Title I lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota in 2001. The suit charged the airline with refusing to hire people with ...
- Research articles 2005-02-01
- Norwegian Cruise Line Agree to Equal Travel Conditions for Visually Impaired.
- By Ina Paiva Cordle, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 11--Norwegian Cruise Line has agreed to allow people with visual impairments to travel on its ships under the same terms and conditions as other passengers, settling a lawsuit brought by the U.S....
- Research articles 2001-09-11
- Former Hampton, Va.-Area Air Force Base Worker Pursues Discrimination Suit.
- By R.W. Rogers, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 18--A former Langley Air Force Base employee who sued the Air Force under the Americans with Disabilities Act has won and plans to seek millions of dollars in damages. ...
- Research articles 2001-05-18
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