PHILADELPHIA – A Black lifeguard alleges that he was discriminated against and wrongly fired by a Philadelphia-area YMCA facility for supposedly not participating in an emergency rescue situation – but he says that he in fact led the rescue effort, while the posted lifeguard, a Caucasian woman, was absent.
PHILADELPHIA – A former Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia employee of nearly 10 years who alleged she was unlawfully terminated in 2021, as retaliation by the hospital after she requested an accommodation of her anxiety disorder, recently settled her claims.
PHILADELPHIA – Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has denied claims that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, when it allegedly terminated a manager whose medical condition prevented him from participating in drug screen testing.
A 43-year-old licensed practical nurse at the Blair County Prison has filed a federal lawsuit claiming she was forced from her position due to age discriminatio
PHILADELPHIA – A local man has sued the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), claiming that the transport agency violated the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, when a medical condition he says prevented him from participating in drug screen testing, resulted in his termination.