WASHINGTON − For years, Gina and Aaron Tharpe argued that a local school district hadn't done enough to accommodate their daughter, who has a rare form of epilepsy and severe cognitive impairment. An ...
The Education Department dismissed nearly every discrimination complaint — likely including many based on disability — all ...
WASHINGTON – Disability rights advocates breathed a sigh of relief now that the Supreme Court has made it easier for students with disabilities to sue schools for damages. Not only did all the ...
On Thursday, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of a teenage girl and her parents who are attempting to sue the girl's school district for alleged disability discrimination. The decision, ...
EEOC alleged that Corewell Health East, formerly known as William Beaumont Hospital, refused to accommodate a qualified nurse ...
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Ellen Donovan McCann is senior counsel in the leave and accommodation practice group of Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management. A recent decision by the ...
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The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case involving a Minnesota school district and parents of a student with epilepsy who say the district didn't adequately accommodate her disability. The parents, ...
WASHINGTON − For years, Gina and Aaron Tharpe argued that a local school district hadn't done enough to accommodate their daughter, who has a rare form of epilepsy and severe cognitive impairment. An ...