Vitlloch Roque v. Metrohealth, Inc.

  1. June 07, 2023

    1st Circ. Won't Revive Post-Hurricane Maria ADA Suit

    The First Circuit shot down a Puerto Rico hospital employee's bid to revive a suit claiming she was unlawfully sidelined after Hurricane Maria for requesting to work in a nonhumid area because of a pulmonary condition, finding Wednesday she didn't show that unpaid leave was unreasonable given the circumstances.

  2. March 06, 2023

    1st Circ. Skeptical Of Post-Hurricane Maria ADA Suit

    The First Circuit seemed skeptical Monday of reviving a disability discrimination suit that claimed a hospital unlawfully sidelined a worker in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Maria after she requested a nonhumid work location that wouldn't exacerbate her pulmonary condition.

  3. March 01, 2023

    Discrimination Attys Should Watch These Arguments In March

    The Fourth Circuit is set to hear from a former Amtrak conductor looking to revive her race bias suit over allegedly excessive drug tests, and a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission-backed worker who wants another shot at his disability bias suit against a Hewlett-Packard spinoff. Here are five oral argument sessions slated for March that are worth keeping tabs on.