Here’s good news for employers: The EEOC was recently ordered to pay a company’s legal fees after the agency grossly mishandled an employee’s frivolous lawsuit.
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Tags: attorney's fees, disability, EEOC
His disability record showed he couldn’t walk more than 20 yards at a time without severe pain, but he completed a 6.2-mile run.
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Tags: disability, fraud, severe pain
A supervisor who repeatedly called an employee “Rain Man” can’t be held liable for disability discrimination or harassment according to a state appeals court.
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Tags: autism, disability, discrimination
Does an obviously disabled employee need to ask for accommodation before the employer’s duty to accommodate kicks in?
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Tags: accommodation, ADA, disability
You’ve heard about these cases before: An employee is collecting disability payments, but someone sees him doing heavy yard work or playing pick-up basketball. This case from Wales takes those scams one step further.
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Tags: benefits, disability, scams
While kicking up her heels, a worker injured her knee. The judge said, “Give her comp.”
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Tags: court, disability, workers' comp
