Disability Law

Former Attorney Accuses Ballard Spahr Of Firing Her For Taking Medical Leave

If it's there to use, you can't be mad at people for using it.

Biglaw Firm Sued Over Discrimination Claims After Attorney’s Concussion

The firm denies the allegations.

Should COVID-19 Status Be A Protected Classification?

People who have recovered from COVID-19 already face significant disadvantages, even if they have fully recuperated from the virus.

Claustrophobic Lawyer Settles With Firm

This feels like the right answer.

Stopping Drive-By Lawsuits

Can anything be done to stymie this tide of questionable lawsuits?

Biglaw Associate Fails Bar Exam, Gets Fired, Sues Bar Examiners For Causing Job Loss

If the bar examiners hadn't denied her testing accommodations, perhaps she'd still have a job.

Fat Shaming In The Workplace: Is Calling Someone A ‘Big Bottomed Girl’ Actionable?

As of now, fat shaming is, for the most part, a wrong without a remedy.

Unbelievable – Health Care Providers Sued For Disability Discrimination

No one should discriminate against people with disabilities, but health care professionals must be extra vigilant.

Ebola, Trypanophobia, And Deafness: What <em>Does</em> The ADA Require?

The questions raised by the Americans With Disabilities Act can't be answered with a simple yes or no.

Lessons From ’30 Rock’ On Mental Illness

The show highlights a very real issue faced by many employees and employers in the workplace: mental illness.

Sometimes The Law Can’t Save You

The law often struggles with the messy facts of employment law -- and too often it gets things wrong.

Bullying At Work: Are You Vulnerable?

A major common theme: powerlessness or a big workplace power differential.

Morning Docket: 04.04.17

Even conservatives are concerned about the damage that invoking the nuclear option for Judge Gorsuch's SCOTUS nomination will do. * "This is going to haunt the Senate, it’s going to change the judiciary, and it’s so unnecessary." Senate Democrats have secured the votes to filibuster Judge Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court nomination, all but ensuring that Senate Republicans will invoke the nuclear option, and even conservatives are concerned about the damage it will do. [New York Times] * It turns out that the Wallace Global Fund tried hire another Biglaw firm to replace Morgan Lewis & Bockius prior to kicking the firm to the curb over its representation of President Donald Trump. Apparently Arnold & Porter "would have been perfect," but that firm represents Trump too, so it was a "deal killer." [Big Law Business] * "It’s like a marriage but infinitely complex. In the beginning, it was appealing, but as you went along you see the synergies are not there." Following a short romance, it looks like Crowell & Moring and Herrick Feinstein are breaking off their engagement before wasting their time getting married and going through a messy divorce. [New York Post] * You give love legal ethics a bad name: Remember Tara Lenich, the ADA who was accused of forging judges' signatures to wiretap a love interest and a coworker in a "love triangle gone wrong"? She pleaded guilty to two charges of illegal wiretapping, and could face up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. [Brooklyn Daily Eagle] * If you're a prospective law student with a learning disability or attention disorder, you may be worried about keeping up with the rigors of legal study. Don't let it get you down. Request an accommodation, but make sure you do so before it's too late or you may screw yourself out of getting the help you need. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News]

Is Stuttering A Reason Not To Hire Someone?

Is stuttering a disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act?

The Court System’s Unequal Justice For Victims With Disabilities

A look at the justice system's bias against people with disabilities.