Interactive Process Obligation Continues Through Litigation
Today’s blog entry deals with the question of whether the interactive process continues through any litigation and whether evidence of that interactive process taking place or not taking place when the...
View ArticleCalifornia Appellate Court Holds Persons Who Associate With Persons With...
Previously, such as here, I have written about how Batson/Edmonson challenges could be used with respect to people with disabilities not being allowed to serve on juries. The interesting thing about...
View ArticleThe Greatest Hits 2022 Edition
Today’s blog entry is my yearly wrap up of the most popular blog entries for 2022. As I always do, there are some additional blog entries that I keep in the greatest hits category due to what I believe...
View ArticleYou Can Still be Subject to Place of Public Accommodation Rules Even if You...
Picture of Hockey helmet, puck, and stick (brown and black colors). As readers know, I have long been interested in the intersection of the ADA and sports. Many of my blog entries cover that topic....
View ArticleWhen it Comes to Service Animals and ESA’s, Did the Texas Court of Appeals...
Before getting started on the blog entry of the day, I do want to wish everyone celebrating, a happy Passover and a happy Easter. Also, major league baseball has started, so good luck to any of your...
View ArticleDoes Morbid Obesity Require an Underlying Physiological Condition: The Texas...
I hope everyone had a Fourth of July weekend that was fantastic and safe. Our blog entry for the week is a case that we have blogged on before. It asks the question of whether a claim of morbid...
View ArticleAbsent a Gateway to a Physical Place, is an Internet Site Subject to Title...
St. Louis Arch The blog entry for the week is getting posted a bit later than usual because my daughter came home for a short fall break and went back yesterday. Today’s blog entry is a published...
View Article2023 Understanding the ADA Greatest Hits
I hope those that celebrated had a happy Hanukkah. Merry Christmas, happy new year, and happy holidays to everyone. Today’s blog entry is my top 11 or so for the year. As is my past practice, I have...
View ArticleBar Examiners, Colleges and Universities May All Want to Reconsider the...
Today’s blog entry come from the Supreme Court of Maryland in a case called In the Matter of Antavis Chavis, here. The case, a 4-3 decision in favor of the plaintiff, should have high-stakes testing...
View ArticleConvincing Mosaic as a Standard for Deciding Summary Judgment Motions Arrives
I hope everyone is getting back into the swing of the new year. Next week, I will be visiting my daughter in between January term and second semester. I will be here Monday but leave Tuesday and back...
View ArticleTeam Illinois Hockey Decided by the Illinois Supreme Court
Picture of Hockey helmet, puck, and stick (brown and black colors). Before getting started on the blog entry of the day, Dr. Bob Emmons, a forensic psychiatrist, and I just published a...
View ArticleLartigue Update and a Service Animal Roadmap
Bill and his service animal Hope everyone had a great Easter weekend. The blog of the week is actually a two-for-one. We will discuss an update to a previous blog entry, here. After that, we will...
View ArticleRoadmap for Dealing with Emotional Support Animals Matters
This may very well be a week with two blog entries for three reasons. First, there is the blog that will be the subject of this blog entry. Second, if I have this figured right, this is the last week...
View ArticleHUD Circular May Well Survive Kisor But What About Loper Bright
Before getting started on the blog entry of the day, I wanted to mention a decision decided by the California Supreme Court on July 29, 2024, here. In that case, Bailey v. San Francisco District...
View ArticleCan a Court Sanction an Attorney By Imposing Attorney Fees on the Attorney in...
I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. This week’s blog entry is a case out of the Second Appellate District of the Court of Appeal of the State of California. It is a case involving whether...
View ArticleTrial Judge Gets Hammered for Not Accommodating a Probable Disability of...
I started writing this blog on election day, which turned out to be very interesting by the end of it with President Trump winning both the popular and electoral votes. Of course, the next question is...
View ArticleInteractive Process is a Continuing Obligation and Just What is an Adverse...
Gavina v. Amazon.com (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...
View Article2024 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...
View ArticleEmployers and PHP’s are Subject to Disability Discrimination Laws
I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend. As I have mentioned previously, the last few years have found me increasingly involved in the area of working with counsel representing healthcare...
View ArticleThe Scope of the Ending Forced Arbitration Act When it Comes to Related Claims
Before getting started on the blog entry for the week, last week, the Federal Bar Association blog posted my piece on the interactive process. It’s an unusual piece of writing in that it talks about...
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