Employment Law - Civil Rights - Housing Law
Suit filed alleging that New York foster care placement agency discriminated against an employee due to her diagnosis of post traumatic stress disorder.
Beranbaum Menken LLP is representing Emilie Morse, a former Inflight Supervisor with JetBlue Airways, in federal court in a disability discrimination lawsuit. JetBlue fired Morse in June 2006 pursuant to a policy of administratively terminating any employee who was out on leave for 52 weeks over a two-year period, regardless of whether the employee [...]
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 was a failed law. Its stated purpose was “to provide consistent, enforceable standards addressing discrimination against individuals with disabilities.” However, the ADA resulted in years of litigation that, rather than clarifying standards for employers and disabled to live by, was mired down in defining what is meant by [...]