Accommodations at Work: Understanding Employer Responsibilities and Rights for Disabled Employees
Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against employees and job seekers on the basis of...
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Posts from Joshua Newville, a Minnesota employment lawyer, civil rights attorney, and mediator.
Joshua Newville
- Aug 14, 2015
Police Officer Suspended After Confronting Disabled Veteran
A Riviera Beach, Florida police officer in now on paid administrative leave after a video recorded on a mobile phone showed him...
Joshua Newville
- Nov 4, 2014
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Sues Honeywell for Disability Discrimination
Honeywell is defending itself from a federal disability discrimination and genetic information lawsuit filed by the EEOC. According to...
Joshua Newville
- Jun 3, 2013
Problems With Caps on Damages in Employment Law Suits
Early last month, a federal jury in the Southern District of Iowa awarded a $240 million verdict to 32 mentally disabled men that...
Joshua Newville
- May 28, 2013
EEOC Sues Employers for Use of Genetic Information
On May 7, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) brought (and quickly settled) its very first case under the...
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