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Sex & Gender Discrimination In Employment: A Guide
Posted on 5/17/2012
Veteran Fired Illegally by Home Depot Suit Alleges
Posted on 4/10/2012
Gender Discrimination Class Action Against Bayer Pharmaceuticals Stands, Federal Judge Rules
Posted on 4/5/2012
Can My Employer Demand My Facebook Password?
Posted on 3/27/2012
Fayette Jail Employee Awarded $60,000 In Sexual Harassment Verdict
Posted on 3/18/2012
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- Sex & Gender Discrimination In Employment -- A SPECIAL REPORT
- Cancer In Remission Is a Protected Disability Under the Americans With Disabilities Act
- What supports a damages award in a wrongful termination or retaliation case? A long-term career cut short, prolonged unemployment and destructive impact on the fired employee's family life supported a jury verdict awarding $650,000 for emotional distress.
- $650,000 Emotional Distress & Punitive Damages Award Against UPS Upheld - Fischer v UPS
- Disability Discrimination In Violation of Americans With Disabilities Act - Complaint
Is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome a disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act?
A: Is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome a "disability" covered by the Americans With Disabilities Act? "Yes" answered the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in its recent decision in EEOC v. Chevron Phillips. The court ruled that the employee presented sufficient evidence that her Chronic Fatigue Syndrome posed a substantial limitation for her in the major life activities of caring for herself, thinking and sleeping.
For a medical condition to be a "disability" covered by the Americans With Disabilities Act it must pose a substantial limitation on a major life activity.
If you have suffered disability discrimination, contact Lexington, Kentucky disability discrimination lawyer Robert Abell at 859-254-7076.
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