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For the Win Friday An employer must accommodate an employee’s disabilities, but can an allergy to bee stings be classified as a disability? Attorney Samuel Cordes recently convinced a federal judge of this, leading to a settlement of nearly half a million dollars. While disabilities are often seen as physical limitations, the law is broader.…
Samuel Cordes was quoted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act and possible violations with Pittsburgh International Airport’s proposed solution.
Today, we honor the memory of the 146 souls—123 women and girls, and 23 men—who lost their lives in the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City on March 25, 1911. Most of the victims were young immigrant women, just 14 to 23 years old, seeking opportunity in a new country. Locked doors – unsafe working…
Quatrini Law Group employment attorney Sam Cordes was recently quoted in Bloomsburg Law’s Daily Labor Report. The article, “High Court Weighs Workplace Bias Claim of White, Straight Woman,” examines evidentiary burden for “Majority” workers. The Ruling could lower the threshold for proving bias claims.
Trib Live reported that Quatrini Law Group Employment Law attorney Sam Cordes is representing a long-time employee of WQED who was terminated in an age discrimination case.
Quatrini Law Group Employment attorney Samuel Cordes was quoted in Law 360’s article “EEOC Top Cop To Argue at 10th Circuit in ‘Unusual’ Move.” The case includes an unusual courtroom appearance by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s General Counsel, Karla Gilbride. The plaintiff claimed discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), saying she…
Department of Labor unlikely to pursue an appeal By Ernest B. Orsatti, Esq. On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final overtime rule, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees. This was the second time in seven years the DOL introduced a rule…
Did you know that more than 20% of all food service workers go to work – at least once in 12 months – while sick with vomiting or diarrhea? If that doesn’t get your attention, then I don’t know what will! And, COVID-19 has ramped up the degree of worry about sick employees showing up…
The unemployment compensation (UC) system is designed to provide a short-term “safety net” of benefits which provide income when you lose your job through no fault of your own. Generally speaking, to be eligible for UC benefits, you must be able and available to work. The determination of whether you are eligible for benefits is…
