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Alabama Employment Law Report
The Americans With Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008
President Bush recently signed the Americans with Disabilities Amendment Act of 2008 (ADAAA), which will become effective on January 1, 2009. The ADAAA will have a major impact on new…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Palin’s Coded Language Speaks to Anti-Choice Voters
Washington Independent: Palin’s Coded Anti-Abortion Support, by Laura McGann:During Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s last swing through battlegroundstates this week, boisterous supporters cheer almost on cue when shedelivers her stump speech.Few…
Labor Law Prof Blog
PING: Driving As Major Life Activity Under ADAURL: http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/adjunctprofs/2008/11/driving-as-majo.htmlIP: 204.9.178.6BLOG NAME: Adjunct Law Prof BlogDATE: 11/06/2008 09:01:51 PMBoth Workplace Prof Blog and Paul Mollica’s Daily Developments in EEO covered an interesting case Kellogg v. Energy Safety Services, Inc., ____F.3d___(10th Cir. 2008), where the 10th in a 2-1 decision held that driving was NOT a major life activity
Paul Mollica's Daily Developments in EEO blog has a post about an interesting Tenth Circuit opinion on the ADA. The court decided 2-1 that driving was not a major life…
Aaron Morris' Business Law Alert
Changes to ADA Important to Know
By Aaron Morris
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), though well intended, has created innumerable interpretations by the courts and legal minefields for employers. The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 is expected to…
Outside Inhouse Lawyer Blog
No Minimum Time for Statute of Limitations Disability Toll in Washington
By Grace Healy
Washington defense counsel had best not breathe a sigh of relief because the statute of limitations on a potential claim has run on the calendar. On the other hand, plaintiff…
World of Employment
ADAAA Update: Senate Approves ADA Amendments Act
The U.S. Senate yesterday approved the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) by unanimous consent, making enactment of the ADAAA likely. As the Stoel Rives World of Employment previously reported, the ADAAA…
Labor Law Prof Blog
EEOC Issues ADA Guide
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission today issueda comprehensive question-and-answer guide addressing how the Americanswith Disabilities Act applies to a wide variety of performanceand conduct issues. The guide:reviews relevant ADA…
California Employment Law Update
Catering Employee Could Proceed With Family Leave Claim, But Not Disability Claim
By Tony Oncidi
Avila v. Continental Airlines, Inc., 165 Cal. App. 4th 1237 (2008) Henry Avila sued his employer, Chelsea Food Services (a division of Continental Airlines), following his termination for excessive absences…
Civil Service Disqualification Appeals Attorney Blog
Disabled veteran’s challenge of the revocation of his firearm license dismissed
Dinapoli v City of New York Plaintiff, Dominick DiNapoli, a 62 year old disabled veteran brought about this action against the City of New York challenging the revocation of his…
Employment Law Watch
House of Lords reforms approach to disability-related discrimination cases
By Ruth Bonino
In the case of Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Lewisham v Malcolm, the House of Lords has made potentially major changes to the law on disability-related…