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Disability
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PrawfsBlawg
Are Colleges and Universities Legally Obligated during the Coronavirus Pandemic to Exempt High-Risk Faculty from In-Person Teaching Requirements?
Main Thursday, September 03, 2020Are Colleges and Universities Legally Obligated during the Coronavirus Pandemic to Exempt High-Risk Faculty from In-Person Teaching Requirements?A new article posted on SSRN of interest to…
Disability Insurance Claims Law Blog
The Most Common Causes of Disability Insurance Claims and Benefits
By Gregory Dell, Cesar Gavidia, Rachel Alters
Attorneys at Dell & Schaefer disability insurance law firm reveal the most common causes of disability insurance claims, including common medical conditions.
Health Law Prof Blog
Vaccination, Disabled Children and Parental Income
Karen Czapanskiy (University of Maryland), Vaccination, Disabled Children and Parental Income, J. Health Care & Pol’y, U. of Md. Legal Stud. Research Paper No. 2020-15:Vaccination benefits both individuals and communities.…
Healthcare Workplace Update
EEOC Issues Guidance on Opioid Addiction in Employment
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently issued two technical assistance documents addressing accommodation issues under the Americans with Disabilities Act for employees who use opioid medications or may be…
Health Law Prof Blog
Vaccination, Disabled Children and Parental Income
Karen Czapanskiy (University of Maryland), Vaccination, Disabled Children and Parental Income, Health Care L. & Pol’y, Forthcoming (2020), U. MD. Legal Stud. Research Paper No. 2020-15:Vaccination benefits both individuals and…
Labor & Employment Insights
That Un-Masked Man: Can a Business Ask a Customer Who Refuses to Wear a Mask Because of a Disability to Leave?
By John P. Rodgers, Anne R. Yuengert
In the COVID-19 era, many employers and businesses are wrestling with unprecedented issues. You can add one more to the list: Can you have your employees ask a customer who…
Association Alert
FINALLY, a Helpful Emotional Support Animal Case
By Daniel Miske
Facts Plaintiff, Linder (“Tenant”), entered into a lease in October 2016. Tenant agreed in the lease not to bring dogs, or other animals on the premises. Five months later Tenant…
Health Law Prof Blog
Asking Too Much: The Ninth Circuit’s Erroneous Review of Social Security Disability Determinations
Stephen Smith (Santa Clara University), Asking Too Much: The Ninth Circuit's Erroneous Review of Social Security Disability Determinations, 24 Lewis & Clark L. Rev. Online 1 (2020):Disability determinations made by…
Employment Law Worldview
Sixth Circuit Reverses Ohio Federal Court: Genetic Mutation Affecting Normal Cell Growth May Qualify as a Disability under the ADA (US)
In a previous blog, we discussed Darby v. Childvine, a decision from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in which the court considered whether an…
Health Law Prof Blog
Claiming Disability
Katie R. Eyer (Rutgers), Claiming Disability, B. U. L. Rev. (Forthcoming 2021).We stand at the cusp of a potentially transformative moment for disability rights. For decades, the disability rights movement…