A North Carolina federal district court granted summary judgment to Mountaire Farms on associational disability discrimination ADA claims, and retaliation and interference FMLA claims by a human ...

A panel of appeals judges seemed receptive Monday to the EEOC’s request that it revive a disability bias case because the district court incorrectly threw out evidence of discrimination against a job ...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ratcheted up its focus on disability discrimination in its just-ended fiscal year, with 48 of the 144 suits it filed during the year falling in that ...

From today's decision by Judge Joshua Wolson (E.D. Pa.) in Doe v. Temple Univ.: Courts are public. That's a foundational principle in American society. It means we give the public access to judicial ...

Confirm that the employer’s policies prohibiting discrimination, harassment, and retaliation are consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Make any necessary updates. Ensure that the ...

In its 1989 Coman v. Thomas Mfg. Co., Inc. decision, the North Carolina Supreme Court recognized a limited exception to the state’s employment-at-will doctrine. That exception allows employees to sue ...

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 ...

Four disability groups have filed a lawsuit to overturn California's assisted suicide law — saying it devalues their lives and encourages discrimination against them. Disability groups are challenging ...

Federal lawsuits filed last week seek to block a law allowing doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminal patients.