The Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has upheld a summary judgment ruling in favor of a hospital that was sued for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and state law in Missouri for not accommodating a supervisor in the customer service department who trained and managed agents who …
Read More »Judge Grants Collector’s MSJ After Sued by Former Employee for Age Discrimination, ADA Violation
A District Court judge in Kansas has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment after it was sued by a former employee who accused the company of firing her because it was violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act after she was found to …
Read More »Appeals Court Partially Overturns Ruling for Call Center Defendant in ADA, FMLA Case
The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has partially affirmed and partially overturned a lower court’s ruling in a disability discrimination case involving an employee at a call center who accused her former employer of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act. A …
Read More »Court Certifies Class in ADA Suit Over Site’s Lack of Accessibility
This particular case is not directly related to the accounts receivable management industry, but someone from the industry did forward it to me and this is a topic that has popped up from time to time, so this can serve as a refresher to everyone who hasn’t checked their websites …
Read More »Appeals Court Overturns ADA Ruling Against ARM Industry Company
The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has reversed a lower court’s ruling in favor of a defendant that was accused of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act, ruling the company — one involved in the accounts receivable management industry — terminated the plaintiff’s employment because she was unable …
Read More »Appeals Court Affirms MSJ For Contact Center in ADA Case
The Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has affirmed a summary judgment ruling in favor of a contact center that was sued for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act because it allegedly fired the plaintiff for being anemic, even though she never mentioned having anemia until after she was …
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