By Julianne Story, Eleanor Kittilstad and Ayissa Maldonado BridgeTower Media Newswires On Dec. 23, 2022, President Biden signed into law two measures that expand the rights of pregnant and breastfeeding workers: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the Providing Urgent ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Five days before he was to start college, Fred Maahs’ world turned upside down. Off the Delaware coast in 1980, on the last day of summer vacation, the 18-year-old took a dive from his family’s boat ...

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A former deputy court clerk in North Carolina will be able to go to trial with her lawsuit alleging that her bosses violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by terminating her employment after she asked to be assigned different duties ...

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Wilson v. Thomas (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-02-0833, 8 pp.) (Terrence Boyle, J.) 5:14-cv-00085; E.D.N.C. Holding: Plaintiffs are disabled individuals and an organization who object to defendants’ requirements that qualified individuals with disabilities undergo unwarranted road testing, medical reviews, and behind-the-wheel ...

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The Department of Transportation says it has fined US Airways $1.2 million for failing to provide adequate wheelchair assistance to passengers in Philadelphia and Charlotte.

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It’s bad enough for Charlotte’s commercial real estate industry. Lenders aren’t lending. Vacancies are still high. And then there’s the ongoing problem of lawsuits alleging that shopping centers, office buildings and industrial parks are violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. “It is troubling because some folks out of Florida, usually Miami or Fort Lauderdale, come up and file a lawsuit claiming their rights under the ADA have been violated,” said John Bowers, a lawyer for Charlotte law firm Horack Talley. Bowers (pictured) is among attorneys who have been hired to defend two clients in the Charlotte area dealing with ADA lawsuits.

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