Civil Rights
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Wendy’s escaped a proposed class action on Thursday in Illinois federal court, in which the fast-food chain had been accused of discriminating against people with visual impairments by serving only customers in automobiles at the drive-thru window during late-night hours… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A coalition of law school student groups published a letter Wednesday calling out Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP for the firm’s use of mandatory arbitration, saying the policy has a disparate impact on LGBTQ employees… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A Seventh Circuit appeals panel ruled Tuesday that an obese BNSF Railway Co. applicant can’t claim the transport titan violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it held back a job offer over concerns about future possible health conditions related to the worker’s weight… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The Texas federal judge who vacated the Affordable Care Act last year tossed an Obama-era regulation banning federally funded health insurance plans from discriminating on the basis of gender identity, saying the rule violated the Administrative Procedure Act and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Walmart Inc. has agreed to pay $14 million to resolve allegations by pregnant or formerly pregnant workers who claimed the retail giant’s policies on disability accommodations discriminated against them on the basis of their pregnancy… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 