In August the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it had filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against KobeWieland Copper Products, LLC (EEOC v. KobeWieland Copper Products, LLC, Civil Action No. 1:10-cv-636). The suit charges that the company refused to hire Joseph Cardwell for a full-time caster position due to a perceived disability. Cardwell is missing fingers on his left hand; he sustained this injury from a childhood accident, but has successfully … [Read more...]
EEOC Files Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Major Copper Tubing Manufacturer
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Healthcare Worker Recovers Medical Benefits After Foreign Blood Splashed on Face and Eyes
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In accordance with a group of cases that have allowed workers to recover medical benefits after being exposed to blood or other bodily fluids—even when no actual proof of harm has been established—a Kentucky court recently agreed to award $700 in medical benefits to a health care worker who was splashed in the face and eyes with a patient’s blood while flushing an I.V. line (Kentucky Employers Safety Association versus Lexington Diagnostic Center, No. 2008-SC-000671-WC. [May 21, 2009]) … [Read more...]
