Tip Tuesday! 5 big mistakes that will get you sued under the ADA

By
Christian Schappel

This year, it’s expected that nearly 30,000 ADA-related claims will be filed against employers with the EEOC. A big part of the reason: Some employers have gotten their wires crossed when it comes to complying with some of the more confusing aspects of the law.
In 2012 alone the EEOC says, 26,379 disability claims were filed, and the agency collected a whopping $103.4 million in damages resulting from those claims.
To help employers keep themselves from becoming part of those bleak statistics, employment law attorney Jeffrey S. Kopp from the firm Foley & Lardner, LLP, recently pointed out five of the worst mistakes employers make that expose them to EEOC discrimination claims and employee lawsuits:

Click here to continue reading.