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Labor Law Prof Blog
Retroactivity of ADA Amendments
In a recent decision, the D.C. Circuit held that the new ADA Amendments should not be applied retroactively. The plaintiff in Lytes v. WASA basically argued that the amendments merely…
Iowa Employment Law Blog
Good News on the ADA–One More Court Rules the Amendments Are Not Retroactive
Earlier this year, we identified the Amendments to the ADA--known as the "ADAAA" --as one of the top human resources challenges of 2009. The amendments became effective January 1, 2009. …
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Teen with 47 IQ gets 100 years in sex abuse case”
Main June 11, 2009"Teen with 47 IQ gets 100 years in sex abuse case"A helpful reader forwarded to me this article with the headline that appears in the title to…
Alabama Employment Law Report
SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO ACCEPT CASE TO DETERMINE IF DRIVING UNDER THE ADA IS NOT A MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITY
The United States Supreme Court recently refused to hear the case of Kellogg v. Energy Safety Services, Inc. which dealt with the question of whether driving is a major life…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Bagenstos Publishes Book on Disability Law
Congratulations to Sam Bagenstos (Wash U.) on the publication of his book Law and the Contradictions of the Disability Rights Movement (Yale University Press). Here's the author's description:The basic argument…
Aaron Morris' Business Law Alert
Another Court Holds that Driving is Not a Major Life Activity
By Aaron Morris
For there to be a successful claim of disability discrimination against an employer, there must first be a determination that the employee is, in fact, disabled. Under the Americans With…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Sarah Palin Considered Abortion “for a Fleeting Moment”
Somehow, Gov. Palin manages to twist the fact that she was able to consider all her options and make her own decision into an argument for denying other women the…
Bay Area Wills, Trusts & Probate Report
Special Planning for Children with Disabilities
I find that one of the toughest parts of the estate planning process for many parents is deciding how they will leave their property to their children after their deaths. Estate…
Personal Injury
“Voices of Spinal Cord Injury” feature in New York Times
By Ken Shigley
The New York Times is running a feature on “Voices of Spinal Cord Injury,” with feedback from lots of folks who are SCI survivors. Here are a few excerpts from…
Alabama Employment Law Report
ADA PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION LAWSUITS CONTINUE IN ALABAMA
Over the past several weeks, there have been a large number of Title III ADA public accommodation lawsuits filed around Alabama in federal court. These lawsuits, filed by the same law…