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Disability
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P.I.S.S.D.
Supporting Every Member of the Team: How Law Firms Can Accommodate Legal Staff with Disabilities
By Bob Kraft
The legal profession demands extraordinary effort from everyone who works in it — attorneys, paralegals, legal assistants, administrative professionals, and support staff alike. When a member of that team has…
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Union worker wins disability discrimination appeal
By secondcircuitcivilrightsblogsecondcircuitcivilrig
The Second Circuit has reinstated a disability discrimination claim, holding the jury may find that an employer denied the plaintiff a reasonable accommodation necessitated by a serious vein condition that…
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Disability discrimination case is reinstated on appeal
By secondcircuitcivilrightsblogsecondcircuitcivilrig
The Court of Appeals has reinstated a disability discrimination claim against a New York City agency, holding that the plaintiff sufficiently alleges the City failed to accommodate his disability. But…
The Employer Handbook Blog
The ADA at 36: Why Good Faith and Documentation Are Still Where Cases Are Won or Lost.
President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, 1990, thirty-six years ago yesterday. Here’s the timeline that brought us from that signing to the…
Employee Rights Blog
Laid Off While on Medical Leave: Is It Legal in Ontario?
Being told your job is ending while you are on medical leave can feel deeply unfair. It also raises an important legal question: was the decision genuinely unrelated to your…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
ADA Hiring Case Highlights Importance of Safety and the Interactive Process
A medical transportation company declined to hire a deaf applicant as a chair car driver. A federal appellate court upheld the lower court's decision that the decision not to hire…
Healthcare Perspectives
New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act Is Challenged As Discriminating Against Disabled Persons
As previously addressed on this blog, the New York Legislature enacted a Medical Aid in Dying Act in June of 2025 allowing a physician to issue a prescription for lethal…
The Law Center, S.C. Blog
Special Needs Trusts: Protecting Loved Ones for Life
Planning for a loved one with special needs can feel like trying to answer too many questions at once. Where will they live? Who will help make decisions? How will…
New Jersey Employment Lawyer Blog
New Reinstatement Rights for New Jersey Workers on Disability or Family Leave
New Jersey is about to provide important new protections to workers who need time away from their jobs due to a family or disability leave. Starting on July 17, 2026,…
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Indiana Court of Appeals Upholds Grave-Disability Finding Based on Pattern of Mental Health Deterioration
By Hall Render
The Indiana Court of Appeals (“the Court”) affirmed a temporary commitment order after finding clear and convincing evidence that a patient was gravely disabled because of mental illness. Rejecting the…