Previously, we discussed in this blog entry a case out of the Southern District of Florida holding that DOJ had no authority to enforce on its own title II of the ADA. That decision laid out the case against DOJ having independent title II enforcement. However, I thought it would be interesting to discuss
Liese v. Indian River County Hospital District
2017 Understanding the ADA Greatest Hits
It is time for the top 10 plus three of 2017. For the most part, the greatest hits, but not of all of their order of popularity stayed the same from 2016 to 2017, except for one entry (negligence per se dropped out of the top 10 and was replaced by the history of ADA…
NFL and the ADA
For those who are Jewish, I hope you had a nice high holiday season and best wishes on the coming new year.
Sometimes when you start a blog entry, you get all the way through it and realize that what you thought you were going to say turns out to be all crazy. So, you…
Just What Is a Sales Establishment Anyway per Title III of the ADA?
In a recent blog entry, I discussed a 10th Circuit opinion that talked about just what is a service establishment. This blog entry talks about a similar issue, which is just what is a sales establishment? The case of the day essentially adopts the dissenting view of Judge Holmes in Levorsen, the case referenced…
Let’s Talk Voting: Absentee Ballots and the ADA
It is shaping up to be a very interesting election year. In honor of the election theme, today is right after the Republican Nevada caucus with super Tuesday coming up next week, today’s case is a case out of the Fourth Circuit, National Federation of the Blind v. Lamone, which discusses whether the Maryland…
Can Employees Trust Human Resources? Maybe That’s Not the Right Question? Timing of Reasonable Accommodation Request and Causation under the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act Are Not the Same
Robin Shea’s latest blog entry, which can be found here. Discusses some of the things people say about HR, including: “HR protect the company’s interests, not yours;” “if you go to HR, HR reports the complaint back to the manager and then you are labeled a malcontent;” “I have yet to see a human…
What do you have to show to get damages under title II of the ADA?
With respect to title II of the ADA, and title I for that matter as well, the only way you can get damages is to show intentional discrimination. With respect to suing a governmental entity for violations of title II, what exactly is it that you have to show to get damages? A recent Rehabilitation…
