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Disability
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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,…
Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
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…
Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
What is Long Term Care?
When a loved one begins to need help with daily activities, families often face difficult decisions about care. Long-term care is not limited to nursing homes—it includes a wide range…
Texas Employment Lawyer
The Ideal Candidate, Until They Learned How She Communicates
A woman applies for a position that suits her precisely. She holds the academic credentials the role demands and carries the years of experience behind them. She has done the…
P.I.S.S.D.
The Hidden Cost of Independence: Navigating Long-Term Care Insurance Gaps in Late-Life Disability
By Bob Kraft
Aging is often framed as a gradual transition toward increased dependence, but the reality is far more complex. Many older adults strive to maintain independence well into late life, even…
Legal History Blog
Altschuler's "Before Disability"
By Dan Ernst
Sari Altschuler, Northeastern University, has published Before Disability: A History of American Citizenship (University of Pennsylvania Press):The history of disability rights is often told as a recent one, but it is…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
A Federal Appeals Court Rules Full Time Telework “Rarely a Reasonable Accomodation”
Employers navigating accommodation requests to work remotely, take note: A federal appeals court has ruled that full time telework is “rarely a reasonable accommodation,” affirming the dismissal of ADA claims…
Transportation & Aviation Law Blog
N.Y. Federal Court Limits Montreal Convention Reach in Air China Passenger Suit
By Tressler LLP
A federal court in New York recently allowed a lawsuit against Air China to proceed after the airline allegedly refused to allow a father and his infant daughter to board…