Ex-Milwaukee police officer gets court victory
A former Milwaukee police officer on disability retirement for mental health issues has won an initial victory in his lawsuit against the city.
DOJ food allergy settlement sets the table for future actions
Does a food allergy constitute a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act?
7th Circuit: Disabled employees entitled to reassignment
United Airline workers who lose their jobs due to disability are entitled reassignment to vacant positions for which they are qualified, the 7th Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.
Shake up in disability bias litigation
Employment attorneys say that they have seen an increase in disability-related charges since final regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act went into effect more than a year ago.
Company to pay $55,000 to settle EEOC disability suit
Company to pay $55,000 to settle EEOC disability suit by Tony Ogden Dolan Media Newswires BOSTON, MA -- BAE Systems Tactical Vehicle Systems LP will pay $55,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency has announced.
Panel pushes Milwaukee County to settle disability suit
Milwaukee County should settle a lawsuit brought by a former House of Correction employee who claimed she was fired due to her mental health issues, according to the Judiciary, Safety and General Services Committee.
Ex-spouse’s disability pay counts for income tax purposes, rules Tax Court
A divorced taxpayer was required to report as income her share of her former husband’s disability pay, the U.S. Tax Court has ruled in upholding a $3,587 deficiency assessment.
In workers’ comp case, a question of time
In a decision that could impact how injury benefits under a number of statutes that base calculations on the national average weekly wage, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court recently considered just when injured claimants are entitled to compensation under the Longshore and Harbor Worker’ Compensation Act – the date a disabled worker was injured or the date when the worker receives an awar[...]
EEOC sues company for disability discrimination
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A federal employment agency is accusing a Waunakee-based company of firing an employee because of her disabilities. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced a lawsuit Wednesday against Meffert Oil Co. Inc. According to the EEOC, Meffert owns two BP One Stop stores, including one where the civil-rights violation allegedly occurred. The […]
10-1957, 10-2603 & 10-2080 Martinez v. Astrue
Public Health Disability benefits Where the ALJ found an applicant for disability benefits to be not credible, without explanation, the denial of benefits must be reversed. “The administrative law judge discussed so little of the evidence that her conclusion that Martinez’s complaints of severe pain and fatigue ‘are out of proportion to the objective physical […]
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