Derek Brown Dr. Janet Smith Employment Law BA370 30 June 2011 EEOC V. FEDERAL EXPRESS The EEOC filed suit complaining that FedEx violated Title I of the ADA by failing to provide reasonable accommodations and for discharging him in retaliation for his discrimination complaint. Additionally‚ the complaint sought compensatory damages (i.e.‚ damages paid to compensate the claimant for actual injury or harms they suffered) and punitive damages (i.e.‚ exemplary damages paid to penalize the defendant)
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"Miami no es los Estados Unidos" (Miami is not the United States) is a phrase that I heard many times while growing up in Miami. It is problematic‚ because at its core lies the idea that a city that is teeming with Latinx/Hispanic immigrants could not be representative of what the United States "really" is. An idea that is pervasive but that unnecessarily emphasizes the vibrant culture of Miami‚ and underplays the socioeconomic inequality that exists in many other cities. As an immigrant I have grown
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destruction and reconstruction of their homes every time the land floods. The civilians try to go about their daily lives while dealing with irregular circumstances‚ difficult for all to continue to handle. In “The Siege of Miami”‚ Kolbert documents a scene where she began chatting with a Miami Beach Public Works Department official and was interrupted by an elderly women with a walker who saw the floods and exclaimed “What am I supposed to do?” In response the men in the pickup truck hoisted her and her walker
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The (EEOC) means that everybody have the same opportunity to work. It is a federal agency that administers and enforces civil rights laws against workplace discrimination. John F. Kennedy sign a document where everyone had the right to work‚ and every employment without regard to their race‚ creed‚ color‚ or nation origin. The EEOC was established on July 2‚ 1965. This order establish and maintain a positive program of equal employment opportunity for all civilian employees and applicants for
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stay‚ but on the car ride to the airport‚ as I tried to plaster the last images of Cartagena in my head‚ I remember my mom telling me everything was going to be alright‚ and that it was for the best. Little did I know she was right. We arrived at the Miami International Airport a few hours later and even though I had been there before several times everything felt strange. I saw the city with different eyes. The transition didn’t t become real for me however until we moved to an apartment‚ just me
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Miami School District Negotiation Paper The Miami school district has announced that in the upcoming year‚ school boundaries will be redrawn due to unexpected increases in enrollment. The school board has created a plan for the students as the school is not large enough to accommodate each and every one of them. They have hired experts to redraw school boundaries to be submitted for the following year. Upsetting many students as they will not be able to stay at their present school‚ several parents
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EEOC v. Federal Express (2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 1260 [4th Cir.]) Facts: FedEx appealed a case awarding a disabled employee‚ Ronald Lockhart‚ with compensatory and punitive damages. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) the employer must be acting with malice for punitive damages to be awarded; in addition‚ there was evidence that questioned if punitive damages were warranted. FedEx claimed that Lockhart’s supervisors failed to accommodate him at work‚ not FedEx‚ and they did engage in a
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Running head: NORTH MIAMI CHARTER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL APPLICATION North Miami Charter Senior High School Application North Miami Charter Senior High School Application Academic Design Mission The mission of North Miami Charter High School (NMCHS) is to deliver a first-class academic program that will enable students to become productive citizens who are prepared to address the challenges of the twenty first century. Whether they go on to college‚ technical training
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Wabash and Miami County Jails are two completely different settings. Simply because Miami jail is much larger and cleaner than Wabash’s jail. In fact‚ I learned that Miami’s jail is 30 years newer than Wabash’s‚ which significantly makes a huge difference between the two. Holding 240 inmates‚ Miami holds almost three and half times more than what Wabash’s jail holds. This often times leads to Wabash’s jail paying money to Miami to hold inmates because it is not large enough. Spending over two hundred
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It was a hot beautiful summer where 6 friends wanted to take a road trip to Miami‚ Florida and stay the whole summer. Cody‚ Tracey‚ Blake‚ Stacey‚ Aaron‚ Rebecca were all grad students at southeastern university and were hoping that Miami‚ Florida would give their summer a great spark. The say finally came where they started loading up and getting ready to leave; all of them were very excited that they were speechless while loading up. Cody booked a hotel room for them so when they get there they’ll
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