Recently, the New York Times reported that a federal judge ruled that the city of New York must start approving taxi medallions so that more taxis were wheelchair accessible. After reading the article, I decided to go to the case itself, Noel V. New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission, 2011 WL 6747466 (S.D.
Title II
Laws do not exist in a vacuum (FHA v ADA, FMLA v ADA)
By William Goren on
One of the things that’s easy to do is forget that laws do not exist in a vacuum. On the employment side, you see this all the time. For example, under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the critical question is whether a person can perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable…
I wanna be a lifeguard with apologies to blotto
By William Goren on
Keith v. Oakland County, 2011 WL 3862329 (Eastern District of Michigan September 1, 2011), is a fascinating case containing several very important points. In this case, a deaf person trained to be a lifeguard. During the training process he received a variety of accommodations and was able to complete the training successfully. However, when he…
Our first case
By William Goren on
Posted in Federal Cases, Title II
The first case we will talk about is Klene v. Trustees of Indiana University, 413 Fed. Appx. 919 (7th Cir. 2011). It is an unpublished decision and so before using it, you’ll want to check your rules on that as restrictions exist on how you can use unpublished decisions depending upon the jurisdiction you…