by Sydney Haulenbeek Courthouse News Service The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued FedEx Corp. on June 30, claiming the shipping company discriminated against four blind package handlers. FedEx has discriminated against blind employees who worked at its Kernersville facility, outside of Winston-Salem, the EEOC said in its suit, by not providing reasonable …
Tag Archives: Americans With Disabilities Act
Did You Know Churches Can Ignore The ADA?
by Kevin Burton Can something be legal and also criminal? A blind woman in Bryan, Texas was denied access to a church in June because of her guide dog. This was legal, due to an ADA exemption I had no idea existed. But what would Jesus have done? That’s not even …
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If Fired Illegally, Would You Want Job Back?
by Kevin Burton UPS will pay $150,000 to settle yet another employment discrimination case, according to published reports. But this story has a twist I haven’t seen before. The man illegally fired in violation of the federal Americans With Disabilities Act by the Atlanta-based package delivery company will be, or maybe has been, …
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Syracuse Turns Its Back On The Disabled
by Stephen Kuusisto (Nationally-known poet and disability advocate Stephen Kuusisto writes the “Planet of the Blind” blog on WordPress. The following is from his posts of Nov. 28 and Dec. 2.) When Helen Keller attended Radcliffe she observed that the experience was a “largely lonely triumph” and described how she was ignored by …
Papa John’s To Pay $175K For Discrimination
by Kevin Burton Giant pizza-delivery chain Papa John’s will cough up a big chunk of dough, for employment discrimination against a blind man, according to multiple published reports. Louisville-based Papa John’s is the fourth-largest pizza delivery chain in the US, according to USA Today. On its website, Papa John’s lists “the values that …
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Blind Man Loses Website Discrimination Case
by Jessica Stemple (The following is a blog from the Valenci Rose law firm from Los Angeles.) Consumers in America and around the world have embraced online shopping for everything from food and fashion to vehicles, medicine, travel, and countless other purchases. But many retail websites are inaccessible for consumers who are blind …
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ADA Enforcement Is Tough Sledding
by Kevin Burton I let the 33rd anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act pass July 26 without writing anything about it. Why? It was partly because I ran out of time, as I was preparing to travel to the Beep Baseball World Seies in Oklahoma. But it was mostly because I …
Discrimination By The Slice At Papa John’s
by Kevin Burton Papa John’s Pizza is being sued by the federal government for employment discrimination against a blind man, according to published accounts. This story has been widely reported. Much of my information comes from a story by Michael E. Kanell in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Thought I would mention this …
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