October 24, 2024
The full Eighth Circuit struggled Thursday with whether a former Hardee's franchisee illegally fired a diabetic for missing work for a medical emergency, as judges appeared torn on whether a jury should consider the company's defense that it had "honest belief" that she violated its attendance policy.
October 11, 2024
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged the full Eighth Circuit to uphold the revival of a lawsuit alleging a Hardee's franchisee fired a manager over her diabetes, arguing Friday that an employer's honest belief that a worker violated corporate policy doesn't automatically defeat disability bias claims.
August 23, 2024
The Eighth Circuit will conduct a full court review of a split panel's recent decision to revive a former manager's lawsuit alleging that a Hardee's franchisee fired her because she has diabetes, granting the employer's bid for a rehearing.
July 02, 2024
The Eighth Circuit recently made it easier for disabled workers to get bias cases to trial by reining in a legal shield employers can deploy against Americans with Disabilities Act claims, a step one disability law expert called "revolutionary."
July 01, 2024
The Eighth Circuit breathed new life Monday into a former manager's lawsuit alleging a Hardee's franchisee fired her because she has diabetes, saying a jury could sort out whether she was unlawfully fired after a diabetic episode that she claimed precluded her from calling in sick.