Federal Article Feeds Week In Review (January 19, 2007)
Most Popular Federal Law Article
UPS Violated ADA By Excluding Deaf Drivers Who Failed To Satisfy DOT Hearing Standard (pdf).
One of the requirements applied by UPS to those applicants seeking to drive the familiar brown “package cars” was that they pass the physical examination (including a hearing exam) that the DOT requires of drivers of commercial vehicles of a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of at least 10,001 pounds.
Located On: Proskauer Rose LLP
Most Popular State Law Article
DWP Employee’s Retaliation Claim For Opposing Discrimination Should Not Have Been Dismissed (pdf).
Eric Taylor, an electrical engineer employed by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, alleged that he suffered from multiple acts of retaliation by his supervisor (Bruce Hamer) after Taylor acted as a “supporting and material witness” on behalf of a former subordinate (Donald Coleman) in Coleman’s claim that he had been discriminated against when his employment was terminated for cause.
Located On: Proskauer Rose LLP
Most Popular Headlines
A leader doesn’t have to be the boss
Asbury Park Press - January 15, 2007