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Baltimore agrees to stop disabilities questions
The U.S. Justice Department has reached an agreement with Baltimore that will require the city to cease hiring practices the federal government deems discriminatory toward applicants with disabilities.
Case on blind ballot tool to continue, judge rules
A federal judge says he has heard enough evidence that disabled residents can’t take full advantage of absentee voting to press ahead with a lawsuit filed by the National Federation of the Blind against the state of Maryland.
Study: Frederick County short on meeting ADA rules
A study has found about 97 percent of Frederick County's curb ramps and 13 percent of its sidewalk miles fail to meet Americans with Disabilities Act standards.
Court: No online ballots for blind, disabled
A federal judge Wednesday rejected a request from visually impaired and physically disabled Maryland voters that he order the State Board of Elections to provide online absentee ballots that would have enabled them to cast private votes in the June 24 primary election.
UM’s Loh won’t be deposed in deaf fans’ suit
University of Maryland, College Park President Wallace Loh will not have to give a deposition in a case alleging the school does not provide enough services for the deaf during football and basketball games.
City settles ADA suit for $100K
The city’s Board of Estimates on Wednesday is set to approve a $100,000 settlement with a Pennsylvania man who alleged he was not hired by the Baltimore Police Department, despite being qualified, because of a back injury he suffered more than a decade earlier.
Baltimore settles ADA suit filed by would-be policeman
The city's Board of Estimates on Wednesday is set to approve a $100,000 settlement with a Pennsylvania man who alleged he was not hired by the Baltimore Police Department, despite being qualified, because of a 1998 back injury.
Laurel Park, MoCo centers face ADA suits
A Frederick woman is suing the owners of Laurel Park and three Montgomery County shopping centers for alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Worker, 71, settles ADA suit with Baltimore Co.
Baltimore County will pay more than $130,000, including about $93,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs, to settle claims it required a road-maintenance worker to take unnecessary medical tests and then forced him from his job based on the results.
Lawyers handle deluge of ADA claims against Baltimore County
Baltimore County has spent more than $1 million in the past year to settle claims by its police officers, firefighters and the U.S. Department of Justice, all of whom accuse the county of requiring improper medical tests and, in some cases, forcing them from their jobs based on the results.
4th Circuit: Ch. 13 bankruptcy no bar to ADA claim
An employee did not lose standing to pursue a federal disability discrimination claim by filing a Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held.
Judge: Hollister clothing unfriendly to disabled
DENVER — A federal judge in Denver is contemplating an injunction against Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and J.M. Hollister LLC after ruling earlier that nearly 250 of their clothing stores […]
