In a recent long-term disability case, the claimant, "Adrienne," was a project manager and master plumber covered by a short-term and long-term disability plan (the Plan) when she went on disability leave due to multiple sclerosis and related conditions. Kemper...
Month: April 2010
Airline Settles Disability Discrimination Suit
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") and Pinnacle Airlines recently settled a lawsuit against the airline for disability discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"). According to the EEOC, the airline terminated...
Employers Must Provide Reasonable Accommodations for Disabled Workers to get to Work
During her employment as a cashier with Rite-Aid, Jeanette Colwell became blind in one eye due to a medical condition completely unrelated to her employment. Ms. Colwell informed her supervisors that it became difficult for her to drive at night due to her...
Social Security Administrative Law Judges must be careful with credibility determinations
In March 2010, the 7th Circuit remanded two Social Security disability cases to Administrative Law Judges in Illinois, finding that they had not reasonably supported denying benefits to claimants. Parker v. Astrue, Nos. 09-2270, 09-2722 (7th Cir. 2010). The Judge...