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CommLawBlog
Reins Tightened on iTRS Providers
The Commission has adopted several changes to the rules governing Internet Telecommunications Relay Services (iTRS).
Alabama Employment Law Report
11th Circuit Upholds Summary Judgment in Favor of Employer in ADA Case
Recently, the 11th Circuit reviewed the American with Disabilities Act in the case of Cunningham v. Nature's Earth Pellets, LLC. Special thanks to Kelli Robinson, an associate with Sirote for…
Aaron Morris' Business Law Alert
Target Pays $160,000 Settlement for Failing to Accommodate
By Aaron Morris
Target Corp. has agreed to pay $160,000 to settle federal allegations that it discriminated against an employee with cerebral palsy. The case was brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity…
Legal Pad
Lawmakers Kill Fix for Disability Access Suits
[Cheryl Miller] As expected, a state Senate committee today defeated a bill that would have given some property owners six months to fix disability access violations before making them civilly…
The Faculty Lounge
Harvard Law School’s Project on Disability
I think a lot of readers may be interested hearing about Harvard Law School's Project on Disability. A very nice story about the HPOD has just appreaed in the Harvard…
Employment & Labor
GT Alert — Disabilities in the Workplace – Regulations to Implement the Equal Employment Provisions of the Americans With Disabilities Act Amendments Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted in 1990 to prevent employment discrimination on the basis of an employee’s disability. While the definition of disability has not changed with the…
International Law Prof Blog
Disability Treaty Now Has 100 Parties
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today hailed Colombia’s signing of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as an “important milestone,” emphasizing the treaty’s role in providing…
California Employment Law Update
Telecommunications Installer’s Disability Discrimination Claim Was Properly Dismissed On Summary Judgment
By Tony Oncidi
DFEH v. Lucent Technologies, Inc., 642 F.3d 728 (2011) The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing and Steven Carauddo alleged Lucent violated the Fair Employment and Housing Act when…
California Employment Law Update
Employee With Bipolar Disorder Who Threatened Co-Workers Was Not Discriminated Against On The Basis Of Her Disability
By Tony Oncidi
Wills v. Superior Court, 194 Cal. App. 4th 312 (2011) Linda Wills, who worked as a clerk for the Orange County Superior Court, was terminated from her employment after she…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Former Drug User May Be Current Drug User Under the ADA
It seems anomalous for an individual to be both a former and current user of illegal drugs at the same time. But perhaps not so anomalous under the ADA, according…