Uber Sued by DOJ Over Passenger Disability Discrimination September 11, 2025 By Natalie Lung Uber Technologies Inc. was sued by the U.S. Justice Department over claims that the ride-sharing giant discriminates against people with...
Judge Upholds $24M Award in Suit by Employee with Social Anxiety Disorder November 14, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal district court judge in Massachusetts has upheld a $24 million jury award for a woman who sued her...
Employee with Overactive Bladder Sues State Farm for Discrimination, Retaliation July 19, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A Georgia woman who was employed by State Farm Automobile Insurance Co. for 20 years is suing the insurer alleging...
Viewpoint: COVID-19 Not a Disability Under N.J. Discrimination Law June 23, 2023 By Jeremy S. Cole, Conor R. Wiggins and Caroline J. Berdzik In what appears to be the first time, the New Jersey Appellate Division considered whether contracting COVID-19 or exhibiting its...
Disqualified for Disabilities, Railroad Workers Fight Back August 19, 2022 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — After Terrence Hersey had a stroke on the way home from his railroad job in 2015,...
Supreme Court Rules Against Discrimination Claim for Emotional Distress May 6, 2022 The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the dismissal of a discrimination lawsuit filed by a deaf, legally blind woman against...
Man Paralyzed in Uber Vehicle Crash Sues For $63M January 27, 2022 BOSTON (AP)–A Massachusetts man who was left a quadriplegic when his Uber vehicle crashed last year is seeking $63 million...
NCCI Report Warns of ‘Alarming and Sobering’ Impact from Long-Haul COVID October 28, 2021 By Jim Sams About 10% of people who contracted COVID-19 continue to suffer persistent symptoms months later, creating the potential for millions of...
Disability Benefits a Relief to People Infected With COVID August 10, 2021 By Shamane Mills MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Biden administration says some long-lasting COVID-19 symptoms can be considered a disability under federal law....
U.S. Railroad Workers Charged in $1 Billion Fraud October 28, 2011 U.S. prosecutors charged 11 people Thursday in connection with an alleged $1 billion fraud involving hundreds of railroad workers filing...