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... the disgruntled employee went to an attorney's office without knowing anything about environmental hostility under the ADA.) Unless you'd rather be like a mushroom and remain in the dark about your exposures, I recommend that you distribute a Compliance Survey to unearth these claims-before they reach an attorney. Note: In many of these cases, managers were chiding employees for arguably poor performance. This is yet one more reason why it's important to document poor performance immediately, and have the employee recognize the complaint. Attack the conduct, not the person. ... allowed to return to work because his co-workers had threatened to walk out and his manager said she wanted to get rid of him' (New Mexico) . A saleswoman with multiple sclerosis claimed that her supervisor mimicked and ridiculed her speech and gait, blamed her for office staffing problems and mistakes she hadn't made, threatened to take away her special equipment, hovered over her, and criticized her performance in front of other employees (Maryland) . Lawyers Weekly also listed more than a dozen other cases in which the claim was recognized ... inferred because the statute is modeled on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. As this legal trend develops, we can expect to see many parallels being drawn between sexual harassment and hostile environment claims. Here are examples of hostile-environment ADA claims being allowed (taken from Lawyers Weekly USA): An obese truck driver claimed his supervisor called him Shamu' and the Goodyear Blimp, ' and said his shirt was as big as a nightgown (New Jersey) . An automotive designer with diabetes claimed that his supervisor did not believe his ...
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... 2013 10:45:23 PM by CompleteMarkets Editor , Thomas Sarinana This content has not been rated yet. FRAUDBUSTERS: HOW STAGED ACCIDENTS WORK (AN UNDERCOVER PERSPECTIVE) by Thomas Sarinana Capping' the unlawful solicitation and referral of staged auto accident cases to medical providers and attorneys for a fee-is a violation of Business and Professions Code 6152 and the California Insurance Code. As an investigator, I've worked undercover and have personally been paid capping or front monies by people working on behalf of doctors' and attorneys' offices. In every case ... I was paid for my solicited participation in a staged auto accident or for referring other participants (other undercover officers) for the purpose of staging accidents. For the use of our Auto or other insurance, these other participants and I were paid $1 ,500 to $3 ,500 (cash) in every case, and $1 ,500 to $2 ,000 for referring another person to participate in the staged accident. In my experience, the crime of capping is usually tied in with the more serious criminal ... only the names, dates, and accident locations changed. In one office that I visited many times, I've never seen or spoken with an attorney, but I've watched new clients brought to the administrator by cappers. Once, the administrator bragged that he employed the lawyer and that the lawyer would not even come to the law office without asking the administrator's permission-to avoid being arrested for trespassing! Law firms willing to engage in the knowing representation of a client who had participated in a staged accident are usually engaged in handling other staged-accident ...