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Does the university’s insurance cover an employee if a person with a disability brings a discrimination suit based on the action of that employee?

April 26, 2017based brings cover disability discrimination employee Insurance person suit

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Does the university’s insurance cover an employee if a person with a disability brings a discrimination suit based on the action of that employee?

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Not if the person is acting independently. Under the 1990 A.D.A., discriminatory actions are personally actionable – e.g. faculty or staff can be personally sued if they refuse reasonable accommodations and can be personally liable for damages which result from their actions.