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Disability Discrimination
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Employment Law Lookout
Texas Supreme Court: Documented Conduct Showing Actual Job Impairment Is Key to Avoiding Disability Discrimination Liability
By: Linda C. Schoonmaker, Elizabeth L. Humphrey, Julia M. Tape, and Nikki Nobile* On April 10, 2026, the Texas Supreme Court issued a closely watched decision in Texas Department of Public…
India Legal
CCPD directs Miranda House to re-admit transgender student with certified intellectual disability
The Court of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (CCPD) has directed Miranda House, University of Delhi, to re-admit a transgender student with a certified benchmark disability after finding…
Understanding the ADA
Rooker-Feldman Here to Stay, But What Does it Mean for Persons with Disabilities?
Even if you are not a huge soccer fan, the World Cup has been fascinating to watch. Good luck to whatever team you are rooting for. It is just…
For Good
Proskauer Sponsors Equal Justice Works Fellows at the American Civil Liberties Union
By Kyara Molina, William C. Silverman
Proskauer is proud to be sponsoring Equal Justice Works Fellows Katherine McClain Fleming and Anna Catherine Young, who will work at the American Civil Liberties Union starting in September 2026.…
The Employer Handbook Blog
Sole Survivor: What an ADA Shoe Fight Teaches Employers About Accommodation
A cocktail server with a foot disability wore Skechers sneakers for two years under an accommodation her employer granted. When new management decided sneakers didn’t meet appearance standards, the employer…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
2026 Is a Reporting Year Under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
Quick Hits Under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), companies with twenty or more employees in Ontario must file an accessibility compliance report by December 31, 2026. The…
Law Firm Carolinas Blog
Are Emotional Support Animals Still Protected Under Fair Housing Laws?
A new HUD memorandum is generating headlines suggesting that emotional support animals (ESAs) may no longer receive protection under federal fair housing law. Some articles have gone so far as…
California Employment Law Update
Employer Is Not Presumed To Infer Employee’s Undisclosed Mental Disability
By Tony Oncidi
Husband v. Target Corp., 2026 WL 1430244 (Cal. Ct. App. 2026) Daniel Husband worked as a fulfillment expert for Target Corp. Husband’s employment was terminated for violations of Target’s workplace violence…
Steven G. Mehta Blog
Disability Discrimination & the Undue Hardship Defense Under FEHA
This article is for educational purposes only and does not create an attorney-client relationship.In California disability litigation, employers bear the burden of proving that a requested accommodation would impose significant…
The Indian Lawyer Blog
Dignity Beyond Disability: A Constitutional Analysis of Reena Banerjee v. Government of NCT of Delhi
Introduction In Reena Banerjee and Another v. Government of NCT of Delhi and Others, reported as 2025 INSC 1101 and decided on 12 September 2025, the Supreme Court of…