May 16 roundup

Disability-related commuting difficulties

The Third Circuit has ruled that under the Americans with Disabilities Act “employers may need to make reasonable shift changes in order to accommodate a disabled employee’s disability-related difficulties in getting to work.” The case involved a Rite Aid worker who could not drive at night because of glaucoma and wanted a transfer to the day shift. [Colwell v. Rite-Aid, PDF, via Hyman]

“Palm Beach Gardens firm accused of filing lawsuits just to collect legal fees”

The firm often sues insurance companies for amounts under $50, sometimes under $5. A manager with one defendant said the lawyers can use a $1 settlement to leverage a demand for thousands in legal fees payable by defendants. The firm, which has filed more than a thousand cases since last summer, acquires potential claims from medical clinics which bill the insurers over care dispensed after no-fault auto accidents; often the clinics have been paid for the bulk of the case, leaving a small unpaid sum. [Jane Musgrave, Palm Beach Post]