Disability News
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Courts Continue to Grapple with Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation Under ADA
Lexology
When is it safe to terminate an employee who has exhausted (or is ineligible for) Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave, but who is unable to return to work? This question continues to confound employers,...
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Although flare-up of disease made it hard to walk, officer still qualified under ADA
A county correctional officer whose flare-up of an inflammatory disease made it difficult for him to walk was a qualified individual under the ADA, a federal district court in Maryland determined, finding his... -
ADA Alert: Seventh Circuit Significantly Restricts Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation…but Cities, States and Other Circuits Take a Different View
Lexology
Employers, at least those in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, have finally been given clear guidance regarding how much leave an employee should be given when he or...
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Austin Federal Judge Reversed in ADA Case
Law Firm Newswire
Austin-based civil rights and tech attorney Omar W. Rosales scored a second Appellate victory in an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Civil Rights case where U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel's decision to deny attorney's fees was reversed...
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A New Variation of the ADA Accessibility Lawsuit That Specifically Targets Hotels and Other Places of Lodging
Lexology
A new kind of Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) lawsuit, one that combines notions of both website and physical access, has been filed in the Southern District by a well-known...
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Ouch: EEOC Gets Summary Judgment Win Relative To Employer's Medical Testing
Lexology
In an ADA action alleging that a maker of train components discriminated against a group of applicants by regarding them as disabled, a federal district court in Illinois granted the EEOC’s partial motion for summary judgment,...