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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION v. DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA
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2:19-cv-01803
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Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Employment
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August 01, 2023
Philly Legal Org. Says EEOC Can't Support Atty's ADA Claims
A Philadelphia legal services organization urged a Pennsylvania federal judge to reject the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's bid for a win in a suit alleging it fired an attorney for taking long-term disability leave, arguing the ex-employee's request for an indefinite break was unreasonable.
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May 09, 2023
EEOC Wants Early Win In Fired Atty's ADA Suit
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed for summary judgment on behalf of an attorney who was fired from a Philadelphia legal services organization when she sought long-term disability after two of the nonprofit's officials said it was their policy to sack employees receiving such benefits.
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October 31, 2022
Legal Aid Group Wants EEOC Kicked Off Attorney's ADA Suit
A legal defense association urged a Pennsylvania federal judge Monday to disqualify the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from representing a lawyer who claimed she was fired over mental health issues, saying the EEOC wanted to brand the defense group with a "scarlet letter."
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October 04, 2019
Philly Legal Aid Group Must Face EEOC Disability Bias Suit
An organization that offers legal services to poor and underage defendants has failed to secure a quick win in a case in Pennsylvania federal court, where it faces allegations that it violated federal law by terminating an attorney found to have mental health problems rather than transfer her to another role.
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July 03, 2019
Philly Legal Aid Group Seeks To Ax EEOC Disability Bias Suit
An organization that offers legal services to poor and underage defendants pushed a Pennsylvania federal judge Tuesday to toss the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's suit alleging it illegally fired an attorney with mental health issues, saying it did all it could to accommodate her.
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April 26, 2019
Legal Aid Atty's Firing Violated Disability Law, EEOC Says
An organization that provides legal services to poor and underage defendants violated federal law when it terminated an attorney diagnosed with various mental health issues rather than transfer her to another role, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged Friday in Pennsylvania federal court.