Before getting started on the blog entry of the week, my daughter will be coming home for spring break this coming Friday. Her break is a week, so it may not be possible to do a blog entry next week. Also, good luck on your men and women in NCAA tourney brackets. Drake University men
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Cases/Developments to Watch
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I thought I would do a different kind of blog entry this week. With the new administration, there have been so many dizzying developments. Also, the EEOC recently filed a spate of cases that bear watching as well. I thought I would highlight some of those developments.
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. BellSouth…
A Temporary Disability Can be a Protected ADA Disability and Other Stuff
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I hope everyone’s new year is off to a fabulous start. Congratulations to Ohio State for winning the NCAA FBS championship.
Today’s blog entry deals with whether a temporary disability can be a disability under the ADA. The answer is most certainly yes. There is also some other good stuff to cover as well…
Stanley Oral Argument at the Supreme Court
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As promised, here is a blog entry on the Stanley oral argument. This blog entry will discuss the question that the various Justices asked to each of the attorneys presenting arguments to the Court. In the last section, I will give my thoughts on what transpired. The blog entry is a quick read, and so…
Upcoming Oral Argument Before the Supreme Court in Stanley
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I wanted to tell everyone that my thoughts are with you with respect to weather-related disasters. California struggling terribly with the fires. The South got hit with winter storms. We had 4 inches of snow in Atlanta. Fortunately, it should all be gone by later this afternoon. Again, my thoughts are with everybody.
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2024 Understanding the ADA Greatest Hits
It is that time of the year for the greatest hits of 2024. The greatest hits section of the blog contains the top 10 for the year as well as certain other blog entries that are not in the top 10, but I feel are very important to know are out there. Here goes the…
Interactive Process is a Continuing Obligation and Just What is an Adverse Action
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(Decision immediately above in adobe format for this week’s blog entry)
Gavina v. Amazon.com-Word version
(word version of case immediately above)
I hope everyone is having a great holiday season. The way it looks for me is I believe I’m going to get two blog entries up this week and then…
Roadmap for Dealing With Failure to Accommodate Claims at Summary Judgment
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Today’s blog entry discusses a case, Tornabene v. City of Blackfoot, here, out of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho that is set for trial on February 24, 2025. The decision denying summary judgment on the disability discrimination claims came down on September 11, 2024. The case presents an excellent…
Trial Judge Gets Hammered for Not Accommodating a Probable Disability of Trial Counsel and the ADA Not Even Involved
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Posted in 501, 504, ADA, Administrative law, Constitutional law, State Cases, Title I, Title II, Title III
I started writing this blog on election day, which turned out to be very interesting by the end of it with President Trump winning both the popular and electoral votes. Of course, the next question is what does that election mean for persons with disabilities. We don’t know, but a few immediate thoughts come to…
Won the Game But Lost the Right Tackle: EEOC v. Walmart Stores East, L.P.
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Our blog entry of the day reminds me of the situation where a team wins the football game but loses a key player in the process. I thought of that when reading EEOC v. Walmart Stores East, L.P., here, decided by the Seventh Circuit on August 27, 2024. As usual, the blog entry is…