The Blog of William D. Goren, J.D. LL.M.
Did you know that persons with disabilities are undefeated at the Supreme Court when it comes to title II and title III matters? It’s true.
Let us explore the ADA and ADA related cases that have been before the United States Supreme Court since the ADA went into effect. If I have this figured right,…
My most popular blog entry of 2015 by far was this one. Recently, January 21, 2016, the EEOC issued a proposed enforcement guidance on retaliation and related issues. They put it out for public comment for a period of 30 days. It is intended to provide the public with information about how the EEOC…
First off, I hope for those who celebrate Hanukkah that it was a festive and happy one. For those who have Christmas and other holidays upcoming, good luck on your shopping and have a great holiday! When you need a break from the holiday mishigas (Yiddish for craziness), the latest employment Law blog carnival is…
This is an update to the blog entry that I previously posted. I am revising it because upon further review, it is NFL season after all (Go Falcons!; Go Cubs too!), I realized that confusion was created over when the amendments to the ADA went into effect versus when the final regulations of the ADA…
For my Jewish brethren, I hope everyone survived the gauntlet of the Jewish High Holidays, which ended last night. Again, wishing everyone and their families a happy and healthy new year.
Today’s case comes from the United States District Court’s Southern Division in South Dakota and it takes on issues of alcoholism as a disability,…
Before getting started on this week’s blog entry, I do want to wish everyone that might be celebrating the Jewish New Year next week a happy new year. Also, because I am one of the people celebrating the Jewish new year and will have family responsibilities all week, I am not anticipating putting up a…
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…
I am back to my Monday postings. In my latest article, just published by the ABA GPSolo magazine, I discussed the legal parameters that an employer is faced with when it comes to dealing with an employee addicted to the Internet. This week’s case continues that line of thought, albeit with respect to alcohol…
In a comment to this blog entry, I discussed the panel decision of the Sixth Circuit in EEOC v. Ford Motor Company where the panel held that telecommuting was a reasonable accommodation. Before proceeding further, I want to thank Jon Hyman for alerting me through his blog that the en banc decision came down…
This particular blog entry deals with three different topics all contained within the same case. The case is Powell v. Valdosta City School District, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 157158 (M.D. GA November 6, 2014). As is my usual, I have divided the blog entries into categories: facts, issues, holdings, court’s reasoning, and takeaways. The…