Saturday, March 7, 2015
- Maine Legislature: Public hearing scheduled on LD 434 before the Judiciary Committee scheduled for Tuesday, March 10th, at 1:00 PM; LD 434 would amend Maine joint and several liability law so that, if a defendant is less than 50% at fault for the plaintiff’s injury, that defendant’s liability for damages is equal to the percentage attributable to that defendant; under current law, if two or more defendants are found to be liable to a plaintiff for the same injury, the defendants are jointly and severally liable for the full amount of the plaintiff’s damages
- First Circuit: In affirming summary judgment for employer on Title VII claim based on plaintiff’s failure to file EEOC complaint within 300 days of the alleged unlawful discrimination, the court held that plaintiff’s job transfer and the elimination of her duties were “discrete acts” that triggered the 300-day filing period and the fact that the effects lasted into the 300-day window did not make acts timely “continuing violations”
- Ninth Circuit: The court affirmed district court decision that obstructions in shopping aisles and on a sales counter that a wheelchair user encountered on numerous visits to a Pier 1 store violated his rights under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act
- EEOC: Court orders trucking company to pay $477,399 in a disability discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which alleged medical clearance policy required all drivers to notify the company whenever the driver had any contact with a medical professional, including a routine physical, in violation of Americans with Disabilities Act prohibition medical inquiries of employees unless the inquiries are job-related and consistent with business necessity
- EEOC: Latest quarterly online edition of federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law, featuring recent Commission decisions and federal court cases, contains a special article entitled The Law of Harassment: Assisting Agencies in Developing Effective Anti-Harassment Policies
- Maine Administrative Office of the Courts: Capital Judicial Center in Augusta opened on March 2nd
- Kennebec Journal: Jury awards Augusta man $475,000 because of 2009 fall
- Bangor Daily: Widow files lawsuit over death of husband in Bangor July 4 parade
- Bangor Daily: Maine man files $5 million class action suit over Anthem data breach
- Sun Journal: Former workers sue Lewiston call center company