I am back in the office after taking an Alaskan cruise with a side trip to Denali National Park. Both are absolute bucket lists. If you have not done both, I highly recommend it. The scenery in Alaska is something that cannot be easily explained. If you have only done the cruise, definitely worth going
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What Notice is Required to Activate the Mandatory Reassignment Process Assuming a Mandatory Reassignment Process Exists in the First Place
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I hope everybody had a great Fourth of July weekend.
Today’s blog entry deals with a couple of different questions. First, in a situation where a person can no longer do the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations, is reassignment mandatory or is it subject to open competition? Second, what…
Plaintiff Loses But Persons with Disabilities Going Forward Don’t
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Before getting started on the blog entry of the week, I want to wish everyone a happy Fourth of July holiday. Be safe and have fun.
Today’s blog entry is a published decision from the Fourth Circuit, Tarquinio v. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab decided on June 25, 2025, which can be found…
Remote Learning as a Reasonable Accommodation, Deference to Educational Institutions, and Other Good Stuff
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Posted in 504, ADA, Constitutional law, Federal Cases, Final Federal Regulations, Rehabilitation Act, Title II
Before getting started on the blog entry of the week, I want to wish everyone celebrating Passover, a happy Passover. Also, want to wish everyone celebrating Easter this weekend, a happy Easter.
Turning to the blog entry of the day, Omar v. Wayne State University Board of Governors, here, decided by the United…
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…
How a Business Should NOT Go About Accommodating a Person with a Disability
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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.…
Interactive Process, Retaliation, and Interference in Title III
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I hope everyone that celebrated had a good new year season. Wishing all of those a happy new year. In other news, early election voting is underway in many states. My family voted yesterday. Be sure to vote for the candidate of your choice.
Today’s blog entry returns to a long-standing interest of mine.…
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…