SkyWest Airlines, Inc., was justified in discharging a deaf ramp agent because his inability to hear or effectively communicate posed a “direct threat” to the safety of himself and others, the U.S. District Court for the...more
2/14/2024
/ Airlines ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Dismissals ,
Employment Litigation ,
Failure to Accommodate ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Rights Code ,
Retaliation ,
Termination ,
Workplace Hazards
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama recently granted summary judgment to United States Steel Corporation, finding that the company did not deny Raymond Carr III, a former employee with chronic...more
On February 5, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware granted summary judgment in Snyder v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours, Inc. and Company, No. 18-1266, holding that DuPont did not terminate the employment of...more
On February 26, 2020, in the case of Schmitz v. Alamance-Burlington Board of Education, the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina granted in part and denied in part a motion to dismiss claims...more
3/12/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Associational Retaliation ,
Constructive Discharge ,
Disabled Children ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Performance Reviews ,
Public Policy ,
Public Schools ,
Retaliation ,
School Districts ,
Teachers ,
Wrongful Termination
On February 24, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina issued an opinion in Brown v. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. regarding disability discrimination, reasonable accommodations, and...more
3/12/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Essential Functions ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Genuine Issue of Material Fact ,
Interactive Process ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Retaliation ,
Undue Hardship ,
Wrongful Termination
On May 6, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York denied summary judgment on a Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) retaliatory transfer claim. The court found that the employer’s explanation for...more
5/22/2019
/ Abandonment ,
Adverse Employment Action ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Transfers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
NYCHRL ,
Race Discrimination ,
Reinstatement ,
Retaliation ,
Termination