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Alfa Insurance Did Not Discriminate Against Worker with MS, Appeals Court Finds

Alfa Insurance, one of the largest property/casualty insurers in Alabama, did not discriminate against an employee with multiple sclerosis and did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act, a federal appeals court affirmed. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals …

Businesses Navigate Dementia Conversations With Older Workers

Faced with an aging American workforce, companies are increasingly navigating delicate conversations with employees grappling with cognitive declines, experts say. Workers experiencing early stages of dementia may struggle with tasks they had completed without difficulty. Historically punctual employees may forget …

Ex-Indianapolis Employee Files ‘Chronic Body Odor’ Lawsuit

Indianapolis is being sued by a former courts official who alleges that she was fired after she installed air fresheners to combat a co-worker’s body odor. Amber Bridges’ federal lawsuit says she was fired last year for creating a hostile …

Workers’ Comp Issues to Watch in 2017

The Trump presidential victory, along with several gubernatorial elections, could significantly impact workers’ compensation, according to hosts of Safety National’s Out Front Ideas, Mark Walls and Kimberly George. The two workers’ comp industry experts continued their monthly webinar series, kicking …

North Las Vegas Settles Disabled Worker Suit

North Las, Nev., plans to pay a $38,000 out-of-court settlement to a longtime parks employee who says he was pressured to get a commercial driver’s license even though he’s partially blind. The Justice Department says the city violated the Americans …

Extension on Pool Standards for Disabled

The Justice Department says it is extending to next Jan. 31 a deadline for making existing swimming pools accessible to the disabled. The deadline was originally to be today. The department determined that an extension was necessary to provide additional …

Oregon City Behind on Accessible Curb Ramps

City officials in Bend, Ore., say it could be a few decades before all curb ramps in the city meet the federal requirements of the American with Disabilities Act standards. The Bend Bulletin reports that the city is under a …

Wisconsin Man Accuses Kraft Foods of Wrongful Firing

A Fond du Lac man has filed a federal lawsuit accusing Kraft Foods of firing him rather than accommodating his bad back. James L. Brown was hired in 2001 at a Kraft frozen-pizza facility in Little Chute. His lawsuit says …

Blind Group Sues Vegas Airport Over Ticket Kiosks

The National Federation of the Blind is suing McCarran International Airport, alleging that the Las Vegas transportation hub has refused to make its ticket kiosks accessible to the visually impaired. The lawsuit filed in Las Vegas federal court Tuesday seeks …