The ADA just had its 36th year anniversary. Happy anniversary!! In June, I got to visit the George H.W. Bush presidential library where his signing of the ADA is featured prominently. It was pretty neat to see that. Interestingly enough, many years ago when I visited the George W. Bush presidential library in Dallas, Texas,
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A Two For: Thoughts on Trump v. Slaughter and How the Latest NCAA D1 Eligibility Rule Discriminates Against Persons with Disabilities
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Hope everyone had a great Fourth of July weekend. I wrote this blog entry while taking a break between watching World Cup games and Wimbledon over the weekend. It’s been a tremendous World Cup and Wimbledon. Also, this month is disability pride month. I recognize being disabled proud isn’t always easy and often depends on…
Rooker-Feldman Here to Stay, But What Does it Mean for Persons with Disabilities?
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Even if you are not a huge soccer fan, the World Cup has been fascinating to watch. Good luck to whatever team you are rooting for.
It is just about the end of the Supreme Court term, so we can expect a flurry of decisions to come down in the next couple of weeks.…
Leave for Training a Service Animal is a Reasonable Accommodation and the Latest from HUD on Emotional Support Animals in Housing
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I did mention in my last blog entry that I might not be posting this week. Turns out, I had some time over the Memorial Day weekend to do a post, so here goes. I do hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend.
The blog entry for the week is a two for one…
Enacted Georgia Legislation with Implications Everywhere
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Posted in 504, ADA, Fair Housing Act, Final Federal Regulations, Legislation, State Statutes, Title II, Title III
As readers know, I rarely blog more than once a week, but it does happen from time to time. This week is a really good week for me to blog twice because the Georgia legislature just completed the session with two bills signed by the Governor of Georgia on topics that we have covered quite…
DOJ Service Animal Rules Might Just Stop at the State Hospital or Prison’s Gate
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I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. A housekeeping matter. My daughter comes home at the beginning of next week for two weeks before heading off to her internship. So, my schedule will be all over the place and my time for blogging uncertain. I definitely will pick up the blogging again at the…
Lost Opportunity as a Substitute for Emotional Distress Damages in Title II Cases
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Before getting started on the blog entry for the week, if anybody is interested in the journey I took to get to my law and consulting practices, I discussed that journey in this article.
This week’s blog entry is an update on a case that we previously blogged on here, Payan v,…
Client Use of AI as an Organizing/Focusing Tool Blows Up Attorney-Client and Work Product Privileges
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Before getting started on the blog entry of the week, an update/supplemental information on a couple of prior cases that we have discussed previously. First, EEOC v. William Beaumont Hospital, which we discussed here, resulted in a consent decree. The hospital has to pay the plaintiff $30,000 in noneconomic and compensatory damages. Also, within…
Eviction Notices Must be Accessible to Persons with Disabilities and other Stuff
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Congratulations to the Indiana Hoosiers on an undefeated season culminating in the national championship. Also, congratulations to the remaining teams in the NFL playoffs. My Bears lost, but that play to send the game to overtime was incredible.
This week’s blog entry is a non-precedential decision from the Third Circuit decided on October 8…
Does an Employer Have the Ability to Not Engage in the Interactive Process if the Reasonable Accommodation Request is Facially Unreasonable and Other Stuff
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It’s time to get back to the grind after the holiday season. I hope everyone had a great holiday season.
Today’s blog entry deals with the implications of what happens when a reasonable accommodation request of a plaintiff is facially unreasonable. What does that mean for a plaintiff’s reasonable accommodation claim? What might that…