The U.S. Supreme Court is set to take up a case centering on what standard students must meet in order to bring claims of disability discrimination at school. The high court said this month that it ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

Multiple U.S. Supreme Court justices challenged a Florida city government’s position on Monday that a retired firefighter could not sue under the Americans with Disabilities Act over alleged ...

In March, a comprehensive settlement agreement was reached in a lawsuit filed by Disability Rights Pennsylvania (DRP) against the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services over claims of abusive ...

A public relations worker with ADHD who was fired for being 'disorganised' when she missed calls because she went to Starbucks, shopping, or for a massage, has won a disability discrimination case.

Seyfarth Synopsis: While motions for summary judgment are usually tricky to obtain in fact-laden employment cases alleging discrimination, failure to accommodate, and failure to engage in the ...

WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court sided on Thursday with a severely epileptic girl who is pursuing a disability discrimination lawsuit against a Minnesota public school district ...

When children with disabilities experience discrimination, new research finds that the consequences may extend to their physical well-being. A study looking at more than 24,000 kids with special ...

VALLEJO, Calif. – MedMark Treatment Centers, a subsidiary of BayMark Health Services which provides treatment for opioid addiction and substance use disorders, agreed to provide $55,000 to a former ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk-based Virginia International Terminals, LLC (VIT) will pay $20,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment ...

In A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School District No. 279, the Supreme Court considered the obligation of schools to refrain from discriminating on the basis of a disability. Specifically, ...