Tedesco v. Pearson Education, Inc. et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:21-cv-00199

Court:

Louisiana Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Employment

Judge:

Lance M Africk

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  1. November 12, 2021

    Pearson, Fired Worker Settle Disability Bias Suit

    Pearson Education Inc. struck a deal to end a disability bias suit brought by a former worker who claimed she developed post-traumatic stress disorder after her father's suicide and was eventually fired for lodging complaints about how management reacted to the PTSD diagnosis.

  2. June 07, 2021

    Pearson Knocks Genetic Bias Claims Out Of Disability Suit

    A Louisiana federal judge backed a former Pearson Education Inc. salesperson's disability bias claims against the textbook publisher but shut down her allegations of genetic discrimination, saying knowledge of her family history of suicide didn't count as genetic information.

  3. February 01, 2021

    Fired Worker Says Pearson Violated Genetic Bias Law

    A former salesperson slapped Pearson Education with a federal lawsuit Sunday, claiming her bosses unlawfully passed around her genetic information after her dad's suicide and then fired her after she took disability leave.