Media Mentions

Fast Company: Don’t Sign Your Severance Agreement Until You Negotiate

Attorney Brett Kaplan spoke with Fast Company, a publication that discusses career advice, hiring practices, and general business etiquette. Brett discussed the three major points someone should negotiate for a severance agreement.

Ritz-Carlton Cruise Line Ordered Sales Staff to “Sound More British”

Attorney Brett Kaplan represented staff of the Ritz-Carlton Cruise line who allege they were told to “sound more British”, “refined”, “upscale”, and “ritzy.”

Housekeeper Sues Disney Over Discrimination

Attorney Brett Kaplan represented former Disney housekeeper Stevel Smith in his workplace discrimination lawsuit against Disney World. The suit alleges that the company discriminated against Smith based on his race and disabilities.

Diabetic Ex-Housekeeper Sues Disney, Alleging Discrimination Based on Disability & Race

Attorney Brett Kaplan represented Stevel Smith, 52, in his lawsuit against Walt Disney World. Smith worked as a housekeeper and alleged he suffered discriminated based on his race. He also alleged he was denied accommodations to allow him access to his medication and to non-employee restrooms.

Disney Settles Discrimination Lawsuit with Former Housekeeping Cast Member

Attorney Brett Kaplan represented Stevel Smith in his lawsuit against Walt Disney World. Smith worked as a housekeeping cast member who alleged that his employers denied easy access to his essential medication and non-employee restrooms.

Disney Fires Disabled Cast Member after Creating “Abusive Environment”

Attorney Brett Kaplan represented Morgan Schoepfer in her lawsuit against the Walt Disney Company, which alleges the company failed to accommodate her disabilities as required by federal law. Schoepfer says the company retaliated against her after she complained before she was ultimately fired.

Former Cast Member Suing Disney for Violating ADA Accommodations

Attorney Brett Kaplan is representing Morgan Schoepfer in her lawsuit alleging that Disney failed to meet her legally required disability accommodation needs under the ADA.

Ex-Cast Member Sues Disney for Discrimination & Retaliation

Attorney Brett Kaplan represented a former Disney cast member in their suit against the company for discrimination and an “abusive” work environment. Morgan Schoepfer, 23, sued the Mouse House for failing to accommodate her disabilities and retaliating when she complained about the discrimination.

Ex-Disney employee sues company over disability accommodations

A woman says she lost her dream job because the company failed to accommodate her disabilities as required under federal law. Now, she’s suing.

Morgan Schoepfer said she grew up a Disney super fan in Maryland and and was thrilled when she landed what she thought was the perfect job: Working in a giant Disney retail store in the Disney Springs shopping complex near the theme parks.

“Working at Disney was a dream for Plaintiff until she found herself in the most hostile work environment she had ever experienced,” according to Schoepfer’s lawsuit filed last week in federal court…

Disney, ex-housekeeper with diabetes settle bias lawsuit

Disney has settled a lawsuit brought by a former Disney World housekeeper with diabetes who claimed the company unjustly fired him after he complained about Disney refusing to accommodate his medical needs. In court records, 53-year-old Stevel Smith said his managers at the Yacht and Beach Club resorts violated the Americans with Disabilities Act…