Oross v. KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY et al

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Case Number:

5:21-cv-05032

Court:

Pennsylvania Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Employment

Judge:

JEFFREY L. SCHMEHL

  1. January 10, 2024

    Kutztown Prof Wins Do-Over On Policy's Disparate Impact

    A psychology professor at Pennsylvania's Kutztown University has won after all on one of his claims that the school's policy against remote work was discriminatory under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, after a federal judge reversed an earlier ruling that had gone in Kutztown's favor.

  2. July 26, 2023

    Prof Wrongly Denied Remote Work For Disability, Judge Says

    A Pennsylvania federal judge sided with the crux of a psychology professor's claims alleging his university unreasonably declined his request for remote work only months after he had a heart transplant that made him vulnerable to contracting COVID-19, ruling the university flouted its policy to individually assess accommodation requests.