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All Items: Disability Discrimination

  • 2nd Circuit: Hostile Environment Claim Allowed Under ADA

    Date:
    April 1, 2019

    The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that an employee can assert a hostile work environment claim under the ADA.

  • Medical Marijuana Now Legal in Oklahoma

    Date:
    July 27, 2018

    Under a new law, Oklahoma employers may not discriminate against any registered medical marijuana user in hiring, termination or any other terms or conditions of employment. Oklahoma joins at least 30 other states that have legalized medical marijuana in some form.

  • UPS to Pay $2 Million to Settle Nationwide ADA Discrimination Lawsuit

    Date:
    August 17, 2017

    UPS has agreed to pay $2 million to settle an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission nationwide disability discrimination lawsuit alleging the company's inflexible leave policy violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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