July 29, 2014 - Pospis Law, PLLC

July 29, 2014 by mjpospis

Ground Zero Cross Can Stay, Second Circuit Holds

In American Atheists v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the Second Circuit yesterday affirmed the district court’s March 28, 2013 dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the display in the National September 11 Museum of a cross-shaped beam (known as the “Cross at Ground Zero”) recovered from the World Trade Center wreckage. Plaintiffs…

9/11-Related PTSD Disability Discrimination Case Continues

Goonan v. Federal Reserve Bank of New York, decided July 22, 2014, illustrates an employer’s obligation to reasonably accommodate employees with known disabilities and to engage in an “interactive process” to determine what accommodation(s) are appropriate. Plaintiff, who worked for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for 25 years, suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder…