Dallas Healthcare Service Corporation Pays $25,000 To Settle Discrimination Suit
Dallas employment lawyer Keith Clouse discusses company’s recent settlement with the EEOC for disability discrimination claim
Lowe’s Companies Sued for Disability Discrimination in Texas
Dallas employment lawyer Keith Clouse discusses recent case filed by the EEOC and tips on how employers can limit potential liability for such suits
Fifth Circuit Rules for Employee in ADA/ADEA Matter
The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently reversed a summary judgment for an employer in an age and disability discrimination matter.
Dallas Employment Lawyer Reports on the Largest Award in EEOC’s History
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently received the largest verdict in its history.
Dallas Employment Lawyer: Employer to Pay $2M in Disability Suit
The EEOC reports that Dillard’s Inc., a national retail chain, must pay $2 million to settle a class action disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC.
First Impression Case: Fifth Circuit Rules on Ministerial Exception to Employment Discrimination Law
/cdklawyers.com// 11/10/2012 The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed the dismissal of an employment discrimination lawsuit because it found that the ministerial exception applied. This exception bars employment discrimination lawsuits brought by ministers against their churches. Cannata v. Catholic Diocese of Austin, No. 11-51151 (5th Cir. Oct. 24, 2012), available at http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/11/11-51151-CV0.wpd.pdf. The […]
Albuquerque Wheelchair-Bound Woman Says She is Banned From City Buses
Legal news for New Mexico disability discrimination lawyers : A disabled woman says she wasn’t allowed on the bus because of her bags on her wheelchair.
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Issues Opinion Regarding Disability Discrimination
/cdklawyers.com// 12/14/2010 The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently addressed disability discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Winborne v. Sunshine Health Care, Inc., No. 09-60765 (5th Cir. Nov. 17, 2010), available at: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/unpub/09/09-60765.0.wpd.pdf. The plaintiff worked as a nurse for the defendant, a rest home. She suffered attacks involving temporary loss of awareness, but […]
Homless people who require service animals discriminated!
Legal news for California social disability attorneys. Los Angeles area homeless shelters sued over not allowing service animals to stay with owners. California disability attorney’s alerts disability discrimination case- Los Angeles homeless shelters deny service animals violating disability rights. Los Angeles, CA—The Housing Rights Center http://www.hrc-la.org and the Disability Rights Legal Center http://disabilityrightslegalcenter.org/ has named […]