Hope everyone had or is having a happy holiday. Also, baseball season is underway. The Chicago White Sox are up-and-coming, but their time may not be yet. The Chicago Cubs going into the season are one of the top three to go to the World Series. The Atlanta Braves are not going to be so
Colleges and Universities Duty to Warn Obligations; The ADA is Lurking
While this blog is entitled Understanding the ADA, the blog as you know extends into other laws that are related in one way or another to the rights of persons with disabilities. Also, as you know, I spent 12 years in higher education teaching people how to be paralegals, with the last four of that
Interaction Between FMLA and ADA: A Whole Lot Going on
The best weekend in sports is no doubt the first and second round of the NCAA basketball tournament. I hope your bracket survived. The UMBC VA game was amazing (even my 14-year-old daughter was into it), and there were plenty of other upsets along the way as well. I am in two pools (brother and
Fear of Future Disability Actionable Under ADA?
Today’s blog entry deals with the question of whether taking adverse action against a person who does not currently not have a disability but where the employer fears will develop a disability in the future is actionable under the ADA. We will discuss two cases going opposite ways. They are: EEOC v. STME, LLC d/b/a/
Shaquem Williams, NFL, and the ADA
I was trying to figure out what to blog on this week. I had various possibilities in mind, but for one reason or the other I rejected each of them, though one of them I put back in my pipeline. As everyone knows, the ADA and professional sports has long been an interest of mine.
What’s a Program and Whose Program Is It?
Today’s blog entry is a two-for-one. First, we are going to update several other blog entries with recent developments. Then, we have the case of the week, Ashby v. Warrick County School Corporation, a decision from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana that came down on February 7, 2018.
H.R. 620: The Defense Lawyers Full Employment Act
I have a few cases in my pipeline, but there was never any question as to what this week’s blog entry was going to be on. Considering that the House of Representatives passed HR 620 and the Internet has lit up with it, blogging on HR 620 was the only choice for this week. As
ADA and the High School Athletic Association
Before starting the blog for this week, a couple of preliminary matters. First, about a month ago, I hit 300 blog posts. I simply could not do it without the loyal readership of the people here. Thank you! Also, my last blog entry dealing with animals on planes really took off. The Texas Bar informed
It’s a Plane, It’s a Bird, It’s a Bird on a Plane… What the…
What birds fly in?
A couple of weeks ago or so, a dog brought on a plane as an emotional support animal mauled a fellow passenger trying to get to his seat. Then, a New York artist tried to bring a peacock on the plane as her emotional
Internet as a Place of Public Accommodation and Standing
As I have mentioned previously, I am not afraid to blog on cases blogged on by others. Today, is such a situation. Richard Hunt in his Access Defense blog, which you can find in my blogroll, has blogged on a couple of cases recently, and I thought that I could add my own perspective to