Defendant's Attorney: Irma Wheatfield Cosgriff

Description: White Plains, New York civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on on Americans With Disabilities Act job discrimination theories.

"The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including employment, education, transportation, state and local government services, and telecommunications.

The ADA defines a disability as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, such as seeing, hearing, walking, talking, breathing, learning, caring for oneself, or working. The ADA also protects people with a record of a disability, or who are regarded as having a disability.

The ADA requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with disabilities, unless doing so would cause an undue hardship to the employer. Reasonable accommodations can include things like providing a wheelchair ramp, allowing an employee to work from home, or providing a sign language interpreter.

The ADA also prohibits discrimination against students with disabilities in public schools. Schools must provide students with disabilities a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE) possible. This means that schools must provide students with disabilities the same educational opportunities as students without disabilities, to the extent possible.

The ADA also prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in transportation. Public transportation providers must provide accessible vehicles and facilities, and must offer paratransit services to people who are unable to use regular public transportation.

In addition, the ADA prohibits state and local governments from discriminating against people with disabilities in their services. This means that state and local governments must provide accessible buildings and facilities, and must offer reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities.

Finally, the ADA prohibits telecommunications companies from discriminating against people with disabilities. Telecommunications companies must provide accessible services and equipment to people with disabilities, such as TTYs and captioning.

If you believe that you have been discriminated against because of a disability, you can file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The DOJ can investigate your complaint and take action against the person or entity that discriminated against you.

Here are some of the key provisions of the ADA:

Employers must provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with disabilities.
Schools must provide students with disabilities a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE) possible.
Public transportation providers must provide accessible vehicles and facilities, and must offer paratransit services to people who are unable to use regular public transportation.
State and local governments must provide accessible buildings and facilities, and must offer reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities.
Telecommunications companies must provide accessible services and equipment to people with disabilities.

The ADA is an important law that protects the rights of people with disabilities. If you have a disability, you should be aware of your rights under the ADA and know how to file a complaint if you believe that you have been discriminated against."

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Outcome: "It is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED: That for the reasons stated in the Court's Opinion and Order dated September 21, 2023, the motion for summary judgment is GRANTED and Plaintiff's Amended Complaint is dismissed. Accordingly, the case is closed." Russell v. Westchester Cmty. Coll., 16 CIVIL 1712 (PMH) (S.D. N.Y. Sep 22, 2023)

United State Magistrate Judge Paul E. Davison having issued an dated June 29, 2022 on Defendants' Motion for Sanctions and having ordered that Defendants, Westchester Community College, the County of Westchester, Veronica Delcourt, and Heather Ostman recover from Plaintiff, § Suzan Russell $35,393.00 in attorney's fees and $2,034.26 in costs for a total of $37,427.26, it is:

ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED: That the Defendants have judgment against the Plaintiff in the liquidated amount of $37,427.26, and post judgment interest in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1961.
Russell v. Westchester Cmty. Coll., 16-CV-1712 (PMH)(PED) (S.D. N.Y. Sep 07, 2022)

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