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Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Alabama Court Decides an Individual with a Partially Amputated Foot is not Disabled Under the ADA
The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) made a number of significant changes to the definition of “disability.” Much of the change had to do with making it easier for…
Association Alert
Prohibiting an Emotional Support Animal BEFORE it Bites Someone?
By Daniel Miske
Everyone who deals with emotional support animals is well aware that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) construes the law very favorably toward the person alleging a need for the animal.…
California Employment Law Update
Instructional Error In ADA Case Was Harmless
By Tony Oncidi
Dunlap v. Liberty Natural Products, 2017 WL 6614570 (9th Cir. 2017) Tracy Dunlap sued her employer Liberty Natural Products for violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") and Oregon…
Family Law Prof Blog
Disabled Parents’ Rights
By Family Law
From Pacific Standard:Nearly one in 10 children in the United States are at risk of being removed from their home by a child welfare agency simply because their parent has a…
PrawfsBlawg
Those the Legal Profession Leaves Behind
Main Thursday, December 21, 2017Those the Legal Profession Leaves BehindOne of the downsides of current tuition discounting practices is that the students who pay full tuition are often those who…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
New California Disability and Leave Laws – Are You Ready for 2018?
By Susan E. Groff, Jackson Lewis P.C.
With the turn of the year comes a wave of new California disability and leave laws. Employers should review their existing policies and procedures to determine if they will be…
Fair Housing Defense
Just Who is Considered “Disabled” Under the Fair Housing Act?
Although it comes up most frequently when I review emotional support animal reasonable accommodation requests under the Fair Housing Act (FHA), the issue of just who is “disabled” is one…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
CLE on Estate Planning in Depth: Special Needs Planning – Securing the Future of Persons Challenged by Disabilities
The American Law Institute is holding a conference entitled, Estate Planning in Depth: Special Needs Planning - Securing the Future of Persons Challenged by Disabilities, which will take place on…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
Florida Lawmakers Take Action To Curb Access Suits, But Will It Work?
By Minh N. Vu, Samuel Sverdlov
Seyfarth Synopsis: Florida’s recently-enacted House Bill 727 gives businesses a way to deter serial plaintiffs from suing them in Florida courts. Watching businesses deal with the at least 1,663 ADA…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
My Body, My Choice, Why the Principle of Bodily Autonomy Can Unite the Left
The Nation (September 13, 2017): My Body, My Choice, Why the Principle of Bodily Autonomy Can Unite the Left, by David M. Perry:An advocate for disability argues that the right…