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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Feb. 2, 2008

Disabling Discrimination

Employment Column - By John T. Hansen - A 9th Circuit ruling on workers with disabilities provides new, clear guidelines for employers and employees.

EMPLOYMENT COLUMN

By John T. Hansen
This article appears on Page 8.

      On Dec. 28, 2007, the en banc 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the panel decision in Bates v. United Parcel Service, 465 F. 3d 1069 (9th Cir. 2006). In its en banc opinion, the 9th Circuit established new standards for proof of disability discrimination. Bates v. United Parcel Service, 2007 DJDAR 19079 (9th Cir. en banc Dec. 28, 2007...

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