Today’s blog entry comes to me courtesy of Prof. Leonard Sandler, a clinical law professor at the University of Iowa. He sent me the case of Goldup v. Casino decided by the United States District Court for the Southern District of California on January 31, 2025. There are two aspects of the case, which can
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Cases/Developments to Watch
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
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
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
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…
Remedy for Suing Federal Government for Disability Discrimination Outside of Employment
A couple of housekeeping matters before getting started on the blog of the week. First, I hope everybody had a happy Thanksgiving weekend. We kept ours small with lots of food. Second, I expect one more substantive blog entry for this calendar year, next week. Also, I expect to do my top Understanding ADA blog…
Roadmap for Dealing With Failure to Accommodate Claims at Summary Judgment
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…
How a Business Should NOT Go About Accommodating a Person with a Disability
This week’s blog entry is a how to for what NOT to do if you are a business faced with an accommodation request. The case of the day is Patterson v. Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., here, decided on November 15, 2024, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.…
Think Twice Before Terminating a Student for Disability Related Conduct
Today’s blog entry deals with the question of what happens if you are a college or university and a student acts out. The acting out is related to a disability or to medication the person is taking for that disability. Instead of engaging the student or discussing whether reasonable accommodations/modifications might solve the problem, the…