A former Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky paralegal has been given the green light to proceed with her claims that the firm violated the confidentiality requirement of the Americans with Disabilities Act by commenting on her vaccination status in a prior conversation with The Legal Intelligencer.

In her first attempt to sue her former employer, Desiree Purvenas-Hayes unsuccessfully alleged that she wasn’t paid for overtime work. But her second lawsuit against the firm, which stems from co-founder Robert Mongeluzzi’s comment in The Legal Intelligencer about her COVID-19 vaccination status, can survive the firm’s motion to dismiss, a federal judge ruled Dec. 15.

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