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Disability
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California Employment Law Update
Disability Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Claims Were Properly Dismissed
By Tony Oncidi
Doe v. Department of Corr. & Rehab., 2019 WL 6907515 (Cal. Ct. App. 2019) John Doe, who worked as a psychologist at Ironwood State Prison, alleged discrimination, harassment and retaliation…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Gender and Racial Bias in the US Tax Laws
By Tracy Thomas
Ariel Jurow Kleiman, Amy Matsui & Estelle Mitchell, The Faulty Foundations of the Tax Code: Gender and Racial Bias in Our Tax Laws, San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 19-423This…
The Faculty Lounge
Blind Applicants Secure a Victory over the LSAT
I am extremely proud of my former student Jason Turkish (Pritzker-NU '12) who secured a class action settlement changing the LSAT requirement for blind applicants. Jason, who is legally blind…
Legal Skills Prof Blog
NYT: “Screens in the Classroom: Tool or Temptation?”
Another article, this time from the New York Times, discussing the controversy over laptops, smartphones, and other digital devices in the classroom. The article recognizes a growing consensus in recent…
NY Disability Law Blog
Delayed Benefits
What to Do If It Too Long for Social Security Benefits to Be Paid If several months after you have been awarded Social Security disability benefits, the benefits still have…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
At the Intersection of Disability and Reproductive Rights
By Tracy Thomas
Samuel Bagenstos, Disability and Reproductive Justice, Harvard Law & Policy Review, Vol. 14, 2020, ForthcomingSince at least the 1960s, public debate over abortion rights has frequently turned to issues of…
The Faculty Lounge
Raizel Liebler & Gregory Cunningham on the ADA and the University Academic Library
Raizel Liebler (Instructor of Law & Faculty Scholarship Librarian) and Gregory Cunningham (Instructor of Law & Associate Director for Access & Organization) at UIC John Marshall Law School, University of…
Carmody @ Work
Are Your Website and Mobile App Accessible under the ADA?
In 2018, website accessibility lawsuits increased by 177%. Website accessibility lawsuits can arise when people with disabilities cannot use a company’s website because it does not use current technology. Businesses…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
Supreme Court Declines to Review Ninth Circuit Decision in Robles v. Domino’s, Exposing Businesses to More Website Accessibility Lawsuits
By Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: The Supreme Court Leaves the Ninth Circuit’s Robles v. Domino’s decision intact, dashing businesses’ hope for some relief from website accessibility lawsuits. The Supreme…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
The law is a floor, not a ceiling: FMLA and IEP meetings
Last week, the Department of Labor issued an opinion letter [pdf] making clear that covered employers must provide intermittent FMLA leave to eligible employees who need time away from work…