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Disability
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Bryant Legal Group News & Resources
Long-Term Disability: Dentists Should Take a Proactive Approach
By LexBlog
When was the last time you reviewed your long-term disability (LTD) coverage? If you’re like most dental professionals, it’s been a while—and there’s a good chance you’ve outgrown your coverage.…
PrawfsBlawg
Naomi Osaka and the ADA
Main Tuesday, June 08, 2021Naomi Osaka and the ADAThe following post is by my FIU colleague Kerri Stone, who writes on employment discrimination. I solicited her thoughts on Naomi Osaka.On…
The Illinois Workers' Comp Blog
Don’t forget to ask your doctor for a work status note!
By Matt Walker
I tell all of my clients the same thing. At the end of your doctor's appointment, be sure to ask the doctor for a work status note IN WRITING. I…
Labor & Employment Report
“Reassignment is the reasonable accommodation of last resort”
By Fiona W. Ong
So my partners and I have repeatedly written that, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers - not employees - get to choose among available accommodations to enable an…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
Federal Website Accessibility Lawsuits Increased in 2020 Despite Mid-Year Pandemic Lull
By Kristina M. Launey & Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: ADA Title III website accessibility lawsuits filed in federal courts in 2020 jumped a surprising 12% over 2019, in spite of…
Health Law Prof Blog
Disclaiming Disability
Nicole B. Porter (University of Toledo), Disclaiming Disability, UC Davis L. Rev. (2022, Forthcoming):In the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, Congress ordered the courts to broadly interpret the definition of…
Health Law Prof Blog
Becoming a Disabled Parent: Eliminating Access Barriers to Health Care Before, During, and after Pregnancy
Robyn Powell (Stetson University), Erin Andrews (University of Texas), Kara Ayers (University of Cincinnati), Becoming a Disabled Parent: Eliminating Access Barriers to Health Care Before, During, and after Pregnancy, Tulane…
Understanding the ADA
To Boldly Go Where No One Has Before: The 11th Circuit’s Opinion in Gil v. Winn-Dixie
Before getting started on the blog entry of the week, I want to congratulate the Stanford Cardinal and the Baylor Bears for winning the women’s and men’s NCAA Division…
Family
Child Support for Severely Disabled Adult Daughter Contested in Nashville, Tennessee: Lillard v. Lillard
By K.O. Herston
When is a disabled child entitled to child support as an adult in Tennessee?
Employment & Labor
Is Wi-Fi Sickness a Disability? California Appellate Court Holds That It Is Under FEHA
By Cory L. Webster, Laura P. Worsinger, Allison M. Scott
Is Wi-Fi sickness a disability? The California Court of Appeal just said it is in Brown v. Los Angeles Unified School District (2d Dist., Div. Eight), Case No. B294240. In a case…