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Disability
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International Law Prof Blog
UN Committee on Disabilities Rules Against Argentina on Complaint Over Prison Conditions
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has determined that Argentine authorities have failed to ensure that a prisoner with disabilities can use prison facilities and…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Travis on Changing the Gender-Pay Narrative
Michelle Travis (San Francisco) has just posted on SSRN her article (forthcoming Denver L. Rev.) Disabling the Gender Pay Gap: Lessons from the Social Model of Disability. Here's the abstract:As…
Education Law Prof Blog
Journal of Law and Education Explores “Gay Talk,” Disability Identification, and Cell Phone Searches
By Derek Black
The Journal of Law and Education's new issue is available. The table of contents and article summaries are as follows:ArticlesGay Talk: Protecting Free Speech for Public School TeachersStephen Elkind and…
The Appellate Strategist
The Future is Here – Is the Internet a Place?
The California Supreme Court has certified a question for review posed by the Ninth Circuit – Is the internet a “place of public accommodation” as described in the California Disabled…
Law and the Workplace
NY Court of Appeals Ruling Stresses the Need for Employers to Engage In and Document the Interactive Process
By Allan Weitzman, Joshua Stein
The New York Court of Appeals’ recent decision in Jacobsen v. N.Y.C. Health & Hosps. Corp., No. 34, 2014 N.Y. LEXIS 570 (Mar. 27, 2014), stresses the need for employers…
Gov Con Employment Exchange
Dissemination of Your EEO Policy: Are You Requesting “Cooperation” and “Appropriate Action” from Your Unions and Vendors?
With March 24th come and gone many employers are still working on implementing the required elements of OFCCP's new veteran and disability regulations and making preparations for rolling-out Subpart C compliance measures.…
Education Law Prof Blog
NJ DOE Settles Lawsuit Challenging Segregation of Special Education Students
The New Jersey Department of Education agreed to settle a disability rights lawsuit last week involving claims that special education students were assigned to educational settings that were not the…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
CRL&P Daily Reads: Feb. 18, 2014
Marriage equality continues to pick up steam, looks like it's headed SCOTUS's way. Snake-handling preacher waves away EMS after rattlesnake bite and dies on his living room sofa. ABC's Abrams wants…
Elder Law Prof Blog
DOJ says state bar committees may be violating ADA with mental-health inquiries
By Kim Dayton
Via the ABA Journal:Asking would-be lawyers standard questions about their mental health, including their history of diagnosis and treatment, could violate the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to the civil…
LawBiz Blog
ADA applies to bar applications also
By Ed Poll
The Department of Justice has accused more than one bar association of violating the Americans With Disabilities Act.Louisiana and Vermont licensure systems inquired as to the mental health of applicants.…