Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc. touts its hiring of people with disabilities, but recently settled a workplace discrimination lawsuit for $65,000. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought the lawsuit against Goodwill and announced Monday that the two groups had settled. According to…
Tag: Americans With Disabilities Act
Appeals Court Reinstates Nurse Anesthesiologist’s Disability Discrimination Case
Nurse anesthesiologist Paula E. Babb claims her employer, Maryville Anesthesiologists P.C., discriminated against her for having a disability — even though she does not. The sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati has reinstated her case after the U.S. District Court in Knoxville, Tennessee granted Maryville summary judgment in…
Opinion: Mental Illness Should Not Be Taboo in the Workplace
The first time I realized mental illness could hinder my career, I was a sophomore in college. The first semester of that year yielded a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder and moderate depression, but it was also when I got involved in writing for my college’s newspaper and truly developed…
Supreme Court Denies Domino’s Challenge on Website Accessibility Dispute
In a major victory for the disabled community, the Supreme Court has dismissed Domino’s appeal to throw out a ruling that would force the pizza chain to make its website and app accessible for people with disabilities. Three years ago, a blind customer, Guillermo Robles, attempted to order a pizza….
Washington State Supreme Court Determines Obesity Discrimination Unlawful
The Washington State Supreme Court has declared it illegal to not offer an employee a job because of their weight. The court ruled the state’s definition of disability applies to obesity. Federal laws do not explicitly protect against discrimination based on obesity. Under Title VII of the federal Civil Rights…
Disabled Wisconsin Lawmaker State Rep. Jimmy Anderson Gets Snubbed by Legislature’s Leadership
Republican Assemblymen are playing hardball with Wisconsin State Rep. Jimmy Anderson (D), who is paralyzed and uses a wheelchair, over whether he should be allowed to call into committee meetings. Due to his caretakers’ schedules, it is easier to call into meetings rather than driving to the chambers. The feud…
Blind Man Sues Domino’s Over Not Being Able to Order Pizza, More Lawsuits Mount
Guillermo Robles, who is blind, said that he was not able to successfully order a pizza from Domino’s website or mobile app because of his disability. So, Robles sued. And Domino’s is not the only major retailer to be called out for not being disability-friendly. Beyoncé’s website has been targeted and…
The ADA: 28 Years of Opportunity Unrealized
By Carol Glazer, President of the National Organization on Disability and Jesse Fryburg, Program Manager, National Organization on Disability On July 26, 1990, the president of the United States looked into a television camera on the South Lawn of the White House and proclaimed that the signing of the Americans…
Disability Rights Under Attack by Congress
Rights for Americans with disabilities are under attack in a bill disguised as reform of the Americans with Disabilities Act. HR 620, the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017, requires people with disabilities to file a formal complaint with the Justice Department if they are denied access to a…
No Room at the Inn for Airbnb Guests with Disabilities, Study Shows
It is a common frustration people with disabilities share when traveling: from trying to find an accessible rental car, to transferring into your seat, to praying that your motorized wheelchair isn’t damaged as it’s thrown into storage. All you are thinking is, “Please get my belongings and me to my…