Approving a vaccine exemption does not mean admitting an employee is disabled under federal law, a U.S. appeals court ruled on February 27. That distinction matters for every HR team that processed ...
For nearly a decade, Jacques Klempf has owned Cowford Chophouse in downtown Jacksonville, but nothing prepared him for a federal lawsuit over his website.
WASHINGTON − A unanimous Supreme Court on June 12 made it easier for families to use the Americans with Disabilities Act to sue schools for damages, ruling a lower court used too tough a standard to ...
In a case of first impression, on April 1, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued an important decision in Nawara v. Cook County Municipality (Case Nos. 22-1393, 22-1430, ...
A Pennsylvania federal district court denied Burger King’s motion to dismiss ADA and state law claims by an applicant with intellectual disabilities who wasn’t hired, finding she adequately pleaded ...
A student with a rare form of epilepsy said her school failed to accommodate her need for different instructional hours. The student won her case under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ...
The US Supreme Court just significantly restricted who can succeed on post-employment disability discrimination claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and when they may do so – but ...
The Supreme Court appeared sympathetic Monday to the arguments of the parents of a Minnesota teen with severe epilepsy who want schools to do more to accommodate the needs of disabled students. The ...
The case is a reminder of the contours of ADA’s disability definition. Per U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidance, the law defines disability as a physical or mental health impairment ...
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. For decades, American hospitals have been subject to Section 504 of the ...
University of Wyoming's top priority is to protect the health and safety of each UW community member: staff, faculty, students and citizens of the regions where we teach, learn and work. We also aim ...