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Disability
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Texas Bankruptcy Blog
Student Loan Forgiveness Streamlined for Disabled Borrowers
By Bryan Fears
The U.S. Education Department recently streamlined its process for discharging (forgiving) student loan debt for borrowers with severe, long-term disabilities. The most significant procedural change accepts the findings of the…
International Law Prof Blog
US Senate Refuses to Approve UN Disabilities Treaty
As widely predicted in the media, US Senate Republicans were successful today in blocking the U.S. adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Under the…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Who Cares? The Mom of a Special Needs Child Looking for New Childcare Cares
Reading Hospital assigns parking locations to employees based on seniority, department location and shift. Caught using a purloined parking pass, plaintiff was reassigned to a remote parking location, which required…
Alabama Employment Law Report
Jefferson County Department of Health A State Entity, Immune From Damages Claim Under FMLA
In Ross v. Jefferson County Department of Health, 2012 WL 5519095 (11th Cir. Nov.2012) Ross, a former dental assistant with the Jefferson County Health Department (the “health department”) filed a complaint…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Illinois work comp – when you can only work part time after a work injury
By Mike Helfand
A reader asks: I had a work accident and hit by head. I was diagnosed with post concussion syndrome. I still have ringing in my ears and suffer from daily…
The Appellate Strategist
Plenary Guardian May File Divorce Petition For Disabled Adult With Court Approval
By Kirk Jenkins
This morning, the Illinois Supreme Court filed its unanimous opinion in Karbin v. Karbin. In an opinion by Justice Charles E. Freeman, the Court overruled its twenty-six year old decision in…
Health Law Prof Blog
Medicaid Denials of Coverage for Prosthetic Devices: A Successful (for now) Challenge
A Utah Court of Appeals decision last week is very much worth calling to the attention of those interested in access to health care and in disability rights. As financial…
Alabama Employment Law Report
Disney World, Segways, and The ADA
For any of my readers who had trouble accessing Alabamaemploymentlawblog this past week, it is hosted by GoDaddy, and as many of you know, GoDaddy had technical problems early this…
Government and Public Policy
Private Organizations Can Be Operators of Public Accommodations Subject To Title III When Hosting Public Events
By Minh N. Vu A recent decision by the federal court in the Northern District of Illinois serves as an important reminder that organizations that do not lease or own…
The Contingency
Jury Must Rule on Fibro Disability Claim, Seventh Circuit Rules
Have you heard of fibro? As in fibromyalgia? The folks at the Mayo Clinic describe it thus: Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep,…