April 28, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of Premier Rehab Keller PLLC, holding that emotional distress damages are not available for discrimination under various federal civil rights laws, like the Rehabilitation Act and the Affordable Care Act.
November 30, 2021
A majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared open Tuesday to siding with a blind and deaf woman who claims the Fifth Circuit wrongly affirmed the denial of her request for emotional distress damages after a physical therapy clinic refused to provide a sign language interpreter.
October 01, 2021
A new U.S. Supreme Court term kicks off Monday, setting the stage for the justices to decide several employment-related cases, including a challenge from CVS to an appeals court loss in a discrimination battle. Here are four questions about workplace law the high court is poised to answer.
July 02, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to weigh in on whether compensatory damages under civil rights law and similar statutes like the Affordable Care Act include compensation for emotional distress, taking up the appeal of a blind and deaf woman who lost her disability discrimination suit against a Texas physical therapy provider she said refused to provide her with an interpreter.