ADA

Aug 7, 2026

Judge: Wisconsin absentee voting violates ADA

A Dane County judge ruled Wisconsin's absentee voting system discriminates against voters with print disabilities and violates the ADA.

Jun 4, 2026

Georgia-Pacific settles wrongful termination lawsuit

Georgia-Pacific settles with De Pere man who alleged wrongful termination, FMLA interference, and ADA violations at its Green Bay paper mill.

May 9, 2025

Milwaukee school settles ADA disability case for $290K

Milwaukee Montessori School will pay $290K to settle DOJ claims it discriminated against children with disabilities, violating the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Feb 18, 2025

Judge rules merchant website is ‘place of public accommodation’

Legally blind consumers have filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Minnesota against a yarn producer because they are not able to navigate the company’s website. The plaintiffs assert that Lion Brand Yarn Company, the oldest producer of kitting and craft yarn in the United States, is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act because they cannot navigate the company’s website.

Oct 6, 2023

AG Kaul Encourages Update to Americans with Disabilities Act

Kaul joined a coalition of 11 attorneys general encouraging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to adopt proposed rules that would require state and local governmental websites and mobile applications to be more accessible to individuals with disabilities.

Jul 27, 2015

25 years later, disabilities act has changed lives of millions

Five days before he was to start college, Fred Maahs' world turned upside down. Off the Delaware coast in 1980, on the last day of summer vacation, the 18-year-old took a dive from his family's boat into an unseen sandbar barely a foot below the surface, sustaining injuries that paralyzed him from the chest down.

Dec 2, 2014

EEOC considers appeal after loss in Milwaukee disability case

The U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission is weighing its appeal options after a Milwaukee jury decided that a woman who could no longer lift as part of her job at a Cudahy AutoZone was not considered disabled.

Oct 2, 2014

Wis. company responds to health program suit

A Wisconsin company is responding to a federal lawsuit accusing it of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by punishing an employee who didn't complete requirements for its wellness program.

May 19, 2014

New case highlights ADA accommodation guidelines

Gone are the days of scrutinizing, or even second-guessing, whether an employee actually has a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Mar 7, 2014

EEOC: Time Warner to pay $130K to settle suit in Wis.

Time Warner Cable Inc. has agreed to pay $130,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of a fired worker in Wisconsin.

Aug 7, 2013

Changes to diagnostic manual will affect litigation

Changes in the latest edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s diagnostic manual are likely to have an effect in the courtroom.

May 29, 2013

US Supreme Court’s cert denial leaves ADA issue unresolved

Leaving unresolved a question that has split the circuits and perplexed employment attorneys, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to decide whether the Americans with Disabilities Act requires an employer to reassign a disabled employee to a vacant position that would have otherwise been filled by a competitive process.