The Times of Northwest Indiana

Disclosing a disability during a job search and interview

An issue for people with disabilities who are job searching is when and how they should disclose the disability. Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) makes it unlawful for an ...
JD Supra

SCOTUS Rules Against Retired Firefighter in Disability Discrimination Case – But Says Some Post-Employment ADA Claims Can Prevail

The US Supreme Court just significantly restricted who can succeed on post-employment disability discrimination claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and when they may do so – but ...
The New York Times

Supreme Court Finds Retired Firefighter Cannot Sue for Disability Discrimination

In a tangled decision, the justices ruled against a disabled firefighter who sued her former employer for refusing her health benefits after she had retired. By Abbie VanSickle and Adam Liptak ...

Shop worker with heart condition let go for taking too much sick leave gets €6,500

A shop worker with a weakened immune system who was dismissed for being off sick for 12 days during her first six months on ...