Before getting started on the blog of the week, a housekeeping matter. I usually get my blogs up on Monday and sometimes Tuesday or even Wednesday. However, my daughter just finished her third year of college and is home for a short time before starting her summer gig. So, my schedule for the next couple
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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.…
Eighth Circuit Breaks New Ground and Other Food for Thought
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My thoughts go out to everyone in the Houston area and in Texas dealing with the aftermath of hurricane Beryl.
The blog entry of the day is about a case that came to me from Anne Cullen, a reporter with law 360. She wrote an excellent article on it, here (subscription required). The case…
EEOC v. Army Sustainment LLC: A Bunch of Stuff to be Aware of
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Before getting started on the blog entry of the day, I wanted to point out that the White House issued a memorandum detailing how agencies should go about Internet accessibility. The document, which can be found here, is basically a best practices guide for executive agencies with respect to their Internet sites. Of particular…
Just What Does Interference Actually Mean?
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Before getting started on the blog entry of the week, I want to congratulate the United States Soccer Men’s National Team on a valiant effort at the World Cup. Hopefully, a harbinger of good things to come. Also, things in Georgia are a bit bonkers at the moment. UGA is a number one seed in…
A Twofer: What ADA Title Applies When Filing Interference Claims and Can You Use §1985 as a Workaround
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The blog entry that goes up for this week will be the last one before the week of August 29 as we will be taking our daughter off to college this coming Friday. She moves in the following week. So, no blog entry the week after this one and this one counts for the week…
Even the EEOC Can Get Itself Sued and Have to go Through Discovery
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Before getting started with the blog entry of the day, I want to congratulate the Tampa Bay Rays and the Los Angeles Dodgers for getting to the World Series. Tampa Bay won in seven games. The Dodgers came back and beat the Braves after trailing 3-1. Good luck to both. Sports are an escape in…
Massage Envy Decided by 11th Circuit
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Today’s blog entry will focus on the decision from the 11th Circuit decided September 12, 2019, on the Massage Envy case we discussed here. In this decision, the 11th Circuit affirmed the opinion of the lower court holding that regarded as does not apply to fear of a future disability. As mentioned…
The Washington and Hawaii Approaches to the Misrepresentation of Service Dogs
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Previously, I had mentioned that I was going to explore how some States are reacting to the increasing use of dogs being misrepresented as service dogs. I also previously covered here the approach Texas took with respect to service dogs in general. So, today, I want to explore how Hawaii and Washington are reacting to…
Fear of Future Disability Actionable Under ADA?
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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/ …