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Refusal to Undergo Medical Exam Tanks Michigan Worker’s ADA Claim

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In 2007 and 2008, he alleged that a coworker made disparaging comments about his national origin (Mexican) and complained to his union chairman and supervisor. Sam’s performance began to suffer about the same time. He was reprimanded twice in early 2008 for failing to carry out his job duties.

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HR 101: The ABCs of the ADA

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Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act designated disability as a minority, and therefore protected class, for the first time in U.S. In 1993, the Act lowered that number to employers with 15 or more full-time or full-time equivalent staff members. The Act was the culmination of years of work.

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5th Circuit Assures Employer That Some Good Deeds Do Go Unpunished

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Although disability-based harassment/hostile work environment claims have been recognized by the courts for a while, they aren’t very common. From 2008 to 2014, “Harper” worked as an assistant attorney general in the Medical Malpractice Section of the U.S. This case is worth a closer look. Both Quinn and a “Dr.