Chad Hansen
Prior to joining the Maine Employee Rights Group, Chad worked for three years as a staff attorney for the Disability Rights Center where he focused on disability discrimination in employment, public accommodation, and education.
In March 2007, Chad won a jury trial in federal court in Portland in the matter of Warren v. United Parcel Service. Mr. Warren had been denied job opportunities at UPS on the basis of his disability, epilepsy. The jury determined that UPS’s actions violated the Maine Human Rights Act and awarded Mr. Warren $75,000 in lost income.
Education
J.D., University of Colorado at Boulder
B.A., Luther College
Reported Cases
Rhoades v. Camden Nat. Corp., 575 F.Supp.2d 260 (D.Me., September 08, 2008)
Duckworth v. Mid-State Machine Products, --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2010 WL 1348245 (D.Me., April 04, 2010)
Phair v. New Page Corp., --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2010 WL 1529398 (D.Me., April 15, 2010)