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Appeals panel says city not liable for Chicago paramedic accused of private sexual assault
Allegations involve incident at private home, while city worker was on call, but off duty -
Judge shelves store managers' age discrimination legal action vs Jewel-Osco
Supermarket chain Jewel-Osco has prevailed against claims it discriminated against a group of older store managers, who accused the retailer of setting them up to be replaced by younger workers. -
BNSF OK to not hire obese rail worker; ADA doesn't cover job applicants for possible future disability: Appeal panel
CHICAGO -- Employers prohibited by the Americans With Disabilities Act from discriminating against job applicants with disabilities may decline to hire an able-bodied person at risk of developing a disability in the future, according to an Oct. 29 ruling by the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. -
Group of seven Jewel store managers can jointly press age discrimination lawsuits, judge says
A federal judge will allow current and former Jewel Food store managers to pursue their age discrimination suit against the supermarket chain as a group, rather than individually, saying the plaintiffs' claims are similar enough to proceed together. -
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BNSF Railway said worker was too obese for job in railyard; Judge lets ADA discrimination suit continue
A federal judge has said a man who had been denied employment by a railroad because he was too obese can continue his lawsuit accusing the railroad company of disability discrimination. -
Ex-Jewel-Osco managers' age discrimination lawsuit trimmed; Judge cuts disparate impact claim
An age discrimination lawsuit brought by a group of four former Jewel Osco store managers against the Chicago area supermarket chain has been trimmed, after a federal judge granted the company’s request to shelve several of the ex-managers’ claims, including a key count alleging the company’s policies and practices favor younger managers at the expense of the more experienced. -
Ex-Jewel-Osco store managers sue for age discrimination, allege company set them up to fail
Four former Jewel Osco store managers, each between 59-61 years old, have sued the Chicago area supermarket chain for age discrimination, claiming they were set up to fail and replaced for being too old. -
Another ex-executive sues Westchester-based airport, train station concessionaire over pay, conditions
A Westchester-based operator of airport and train station concessions, already embroiled in litigation with some of its former executives, has been hit with another lawsuit from one of its corporate officers, who has accused the company of shorting him half a million dollars pay. -
Judge tosses Slovakian painter's sex discrimination suit vs Morton HS District, laments law can't apply
A male Slovakian painter who formerly worked at Morton East High School has failed in his bid to make the district and his former supervisors pay for failing to stop what a federal judge described as “appalling” harassment from his coworkers.