Skip navigation

Search

78 results
Page 3 of 4. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 | Next »

Article • September 15, 2009
$82,000 Settlement in Wrongful Termination; Failure to Accommodate Disability in Seattle Jail Suit by Washington State’s King County paid $81,607.59 to settle the lawsuit of Gerald Murphy, who claimed that he was wrongfully terminated from his position as Chief of Operations/Security at the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention. The …
TDCJ Employee Wins $1,505,000 for Texas Prison System’s Failure to Accommodate by An El Paso jury awarded $1,505,000 to a former employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) for the prison system’s failure to accommodate her severe asthma by refusing to remove automatic air fresheners from an office …
Article • January 15, 2009
Virginia Guard Injured in Prison Transport Van Accident Settles for $200,000 by A Virginia State jury awarded $250,000 to a guard who was injured while driving a prisoner transport van. While transporting several prisoners, the van driven by guard Ralph P. Tolbert was hit by a car that drove out …
DC Circuit Rejects Waiver of Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (DC) held that a patient’s communications with his therapist were privileged and not subject to discovery. The Court found that there had been no implied or express waiver of the psychotherapist-patient privilege. …
Disabilities Subject to Correction Not Protected by ADA by Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, whether an impairment "substantially limits" one or more major life activities is assessed with reference to mitigating measures (in this case, medication for high blood pressure). That means someone whose disability is substantially corrected can …
ADA Withstands 11th Amendment Challenge by The Americans with Disabilities Act does not violate the Eleventh Amendment. Unlike the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, it is "plainly adapted" as a remedial measure even if it prohibits conduct that may or may not be unconstitutional. Its remedies are not so sweeping that …
ADA Requires Employees Exhaust Claims Prior to Filing Suit by Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act doesn't create a claim for public employees for employment discrimination; it doesn't deal with employment, and Title I, which does, relegates public employees to the administrative scheme with exhaustion requirement of Title …
Ex Washington DOC Guard's $101,000 Jury Award for Termination Reversed Due to Insufficient Evidence by The Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) appealed a 2005 judgment in favor of former employee Sandra Harris. Harris had sued claiming gender and disability discrimination, retaliation and outrage following her job termination. The jury verdict …
Article • August 15, 2008
Disabled Washington Jail Guard’s Suit Dismissed by The plaintiff correction officers were permanently disabled and could not occupy positions requiring inmate contact. They were not qualified individuals with a disability, since no accommodation would allow them to have direct inmate contact, an essential function of their position. Incidental inmate contact …
Article • July 15, 2008
New Jersey Appeals Court Upholds Disabled Guard’s $236,000 Award by On June 30, 2006, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, upheld a jury’s award of $236,000 to a former Gloucester County jail guard who claimed he was forced to retire because of an eye disability. Plaintiff Michael Raspa, …
Article • July 15, 2008
Oregon Guard Wins $402,000 in Disability Discrimination Suit by Bruce Anglin, an Oregon state prison guard, was off work for an undisclosed amount of time and reason. When he was again ready for work, the state Department of Corrections (DOC) didn't reinstate him to suitable work. He filed a disability …
Multiple Sclerosis Not Covered by ADA by The multiple sclerosis of the plaintiff, a former corrections investigator, was not a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act, since it precluded him only from performing his own job and not a broad class of jobs, and the defendants were therefore not …
Article • January 15, 2008
New Jersey Appeals Court Upholds Disabled Guard’s $236,000 Award by New Jersey Appeals Court Upholds Disabled Guard's $236,000 Award On June 30, 2006, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, upheld a jury's award of $236,000 to a former Gloucester County jail guard who claimed he was forced to …
Article • December 15, 2007
Harassment By Prisoners Cannot Create a Hostile Work Environment by Evidence that the plaintiff ex-prison employee "cried a lot" and the inmates and co-workers "got on her nerves" do not establish that she has a disability; she may have been depressed or anxious but submitted no medical evidence or evidence …
Article • May 15, 2007
$24,000 Settlement Recommended for Disabled Los Angeles Probation Officer by On March 10, 2005, the General Litigation Division for Los Angeles County, California, recommended settling a disabled county probation officer's lawsuit for $24,000. The suit alleged physical discrimination and retaliation. Gregory Miller, a probation officer for the Los Angeles County …
$24,000 Paid in WA Disability Termination Suit by Thomas J. Miller, a visually impaired individually applied for, was interviewed, and hired by Second Chance, a non-profit organization that is a Washington DOC Contractor, to be an on-call supervisor. Bruce Kuennan, Second Chance Director, told Miller that the Washington DOC would …
Job Discrimination Due to Disability from Hepatitis-C Treatment Violates California Worker's Rights by Job Discrimination Due to Disability from Hepatitis-C Treatment Violates California Worker's Rights by John E. Dannenberg A California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) stationary (plant maintenance) engineer who suffered from Hepatitis-C (HCV) sued for disability discrimination …
Article • May 15, 2007
EEOC Complaint Must Allege Scope of Later Litigation by At 131: "The purpose of the charge and government investigation is to address and resolve discrimination charges as quickly and inexpensively as possible, without the cost and duration of formal litigation. The scope of any subsequent lawsuit is limited to 'the …
$259,000 Paid in Michigan Guard's Discrimination Claim by Michigan prison guard Kenneth McIntyre, who had been employed for 7 years, had lifting restrictions due to congenital spinal bifida. An MRI disclosed he developed bulging discs and had his lifting restrictions changed from 50 to 20 pounds. The State said he …
Article • May 15, 2007
$402,000 Paid in Oregon Guard's Discrimination Suit by Oregon prison guard Bruce Anglin, 37, was awarded $402,000 after an 8-day jury trial on his claim that the Oregon Department of Corrections failed to reinstate him to available and suitable work and discriminated on the basis of disability in 1997. Anglin …
Page 3 of 4. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 | Next »