Topic
Disability
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Urban Institute: Disabled Immigrants Face Compounding Barriers to Education and Employment
A study from the Urban Institute:Disabled immigrants face compounding barriers to education and employmentDuring a convening, experts discussed how immigrants with disabilities face multiple structural barriers to employment and education,…
California Employment Law Blog
Lin v. Kaiser: Understanding Mixed Motive Claims in FEHA Disability Cases
California's Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) allows for "mixed motive" cases where disability need not be the sole cause but a significant factor in employment decisions. Lin v. Kaiser…
Employee Rights Blog
Invisible Illness and LTD Claims
By Bram Lecker
Living with an invisible illness can be a daily battle, affecting every aspect of your life, including your ability to work. From chronic pain conditions, like fibromyalgia, and autoimmune diseases,…
Employment Law Lookout
Federal NY Court Says Retailers Are Not Required to Have Digital Labels on Products
By Minh N. Vu and Lotus Cannon Seyfarth Synopsis: Federal court in New York reaffirms that reading information aloud to customers who are blind or low vision is still an acceptable auxiliary aid…
Family Law Prof Blog
Powell: “Forced to Bear, Denied to Rear: The Cruelty of Dobbs for Disabled People”
By Family Law
Robyn Powell (Oklahoma) has recently posted to SSRN her article Forced to Bear, Denied to Rear: The Cruelty of Dobbs for Disabled People, Georgetown Law Journal (forthcoming). Here is the…
Family Law Prof Blog
Powell: “Under the Watchful Eye of All: Disabled Parents and the Family Policing System’s Web of Surveillance”
By Family Law
Robyn Powell (Oklahoma) recently posted to SSRN her article Under the Watchful Eye of All: Disabled Parents and the Family Policing System’s Web of Surveillance, 112 California Law Review (forthcoming). …
Labor & Employment Law Navigator
The Voluntary Abandonment Defense: A Ghost of Christmas Past?
As an update to our prior client alert addressing the enactment of R.C. §4123.56(F), there has been a recent decision in State ex rel. Butler v. Indus. Comm., 10th Dist. Franklin No.…
Technology and AI
W3C Adds Nine New Requirements In WCAG 2.2
John W. Egan, Julia N. Sarnoff and Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: The W3C recently adopted Version 2.2 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) which adds nine new success…
PrawfsBlawg
Ed Yong on Long Covid and ME/CFS
Main Tuesday, December 12, 2023Ed Yong on Long Covid and ME/CFSEd Yong has been one of the most important journalists covering long covid and ME/CFS, beginning in 2021 when many…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Legal Challenge to Tennessee’s Aggravated Prostitution Law
By Jamie Abrams
OUTMemphis sued Tennessee challenging its existing aggravated prostitution law on statutory and constitutional grounds. Read the full complaint here. The preliminary statement is excerpted here.2.Unlike Prostitution, which is a misdemeanor,…