Bar Association not an “employer” under ADA
A claim against the Hispanic National Bar Association for violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act has been dismissed by the federal District Court in Washington, D.C. because the Association has less than 15 employees and is therefore not considered an employer under the Act. A former bookkeeper and account claimed that he was terminated a day after he informed the executive director that he had a heart condition and hoped that she would accommodate his disability by relieving him of any responsibility for “heavy lifting” on the job. He had filed a claim with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the D.C Office of Human Rights. The Association moved to dismiss the...
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