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Now And Again: Reappraising Disability Leave As An Accommodation, Ryan H. Nelson Aug 2021

Now And Again: Reappraising Disability Leave As An Accommodation, Ryan H. Nelson

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Caught By The Cat’S Paw, Sandra F. Sperino Aug 2020

Caught By The Cat’S Paw, Sandra F. Sperino

BYU Law Review

Federal employment discrimination law is enamored with court-created doctrines with catchy names. A fairly recent addition to the canon is the concept of the “cat’s paw,” formally recognized by the U.S. Supreme Court in Staub v. Proctor Hospital. With its name … drawn from a fable, the concept of cat’s paw has taken ground quickly, discussed in hundreds of cases.

The Supreme Court recognized the cat’s paw theory in a case where a hospital fired a worker. The person who made the ultimate decision did not have impermissible bias. However, her decision was influenced by information from two supervisors who …


Unfit To Be Seen: Customer Preferences And The Americans With Disabilities Act, Craig Westergard Nov 2019

Unfit To Be Seen: Customer Preferences And The Americans With Disabilities Act, Craig Westergard

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


Utilizing Prosecutorial Discretion To Reduce The Number Of Juveniles With Disabilities In The Juvenile Justice System, Mary Willis Mar 2016

Utilizing Prosecutorial Discretion To Reduce The Number Of Juveniles With Disabilities In The Juvenile Justice System, Mary Willis

Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Wheelchair Ramps In Cyberspace: Bringing The Americans With Disabilities Act Into The 21st Century, Trevor Crowley Jan 2014

Wheelchair Ramps In Cyberspace: Bringing The Americans With Disabilities Act Into The 21st Century, Trevor Crowley

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Judicial Clarity: Giving Teeth To The Application Of Federal Disability Laws In Charter Schools, Sarah Wieselthier Esq. Mar 2013

Judicial Clarity: Giving Teeth To The Application Of Federal Disability Laws In Charter Schools, Sarah Wieselthier Esq.

Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Discouraging Voluntary Disclosure: Eeoc V. C.R. England And Confidentiality Under The Ada, Jessica Jones May 2012

Discouraging Voluntary Disclosure: Eeoc V. C.R. England And Confidentiality Under The Ada, Jessica Jones

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


State Mandated Disability Insurance As Salve To The Consumer Bankruptcy Imbroglio, Alena Allen Dec 2011

State Mandated Disability Insurance As Salve To The Consumer Bankruptcy Imbroglio, Alena Allen

BYU Law Review

From Main Street to Wall Street, Americans are hurting. In 2009, over 1.4 million families filed for bankruptcy. Researchers examining the causes of bankruptcy discovered that as many as sixty-two percent of all bankruptcies were precipitated by a medical crisis. Because many Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and lack disability insurance, when a medical crisis strikes, bank accounts are quickly depleted by the amalgam of high medical bills and lost wages. Disability insurance provides needed wage replacement when a worker is unable to work due to an illness or injury. This Article presents the case for statemandated disability insurance …


Standard Of Care For Students With Disabilities: The Intersection Of Liability Under The Idea And Tort Theories, Ralph D. Mawdsley J.D., Ph.D. Mar 2010

Standard Of Care For Students With Disabilities: The Intersection Of Liability Under The Idea And Tort Theories, Ralph D. Mawdsley J.D., Ph.D.

Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Access Granted: The Winkelman Case Ushers In A New Era In Parental Advocacy, Laura Mcneal Mar 2010

Access Granted: The Winkelman Case Ushers In A New Era In Parental Advocacy, Laura Mcneal

Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal

No abstract provided.


By Reason Thereof: Causation And Eligibility Under The Individuals With Disabilites Education Act, Katherine May Mar 2009

By Reason Thereof: Causation And Eligibility Under The Individuals With Disabilites Education Act, Katherine May

Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Rights Of Parentally-Placed Private School Students Under The Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act Of 2004 And The Need For Legislative Reform, Lewis M. Wasserman Mar 2009

The Rights Of Parentally-Placed Private School Students Under The Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act Of 2004 And The Need For Legislative Reform, Lewis M. Wasserman

Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Disabled Ada: How A Narrowing Ada Threatens To Exclude The Cognitively Disabled, Nathan Catchpole, Aaron Miller Dec 2006

The Disabled Ada: How A Narrowing Ada Threatens To Exclude The Cognitively Disabled, Nathan Catchpole, Aaron Miller

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Mending A Monumental Mountain: Resolving Two Critical Circuit Splits Under The Americans With Disabilities Act For The Sake Of Logic, Unity, And The Mentally Disabled, Matthew M. Cannon May 2006

Mending A Monumental Mountain: Resolving Two Critical Circuit Splits Under The Americans With Disabilities Act For The Sake Of Logic, Unity, And The Mentally Disabled, Matthew M. Cannon

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Making Sense Of The Inclusion Debate Under Idea, Stacey Gordon Mar 2006

Making Sense Of The Inclusion Debate Under Idea, Stacey Gordon

Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal

No abstract provided.


A Desperate Grab For Free Rehab: Unilateral Placements Under Idea For Students With Drug And Alcohol Addictions, David S. Doty Mar 2004

A Desperate Grab For Free Rehab: Unilateral Placements Under Idea For Students With Drug And Alcohol Addictions, David S. Doty

Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Why Can't Discrimination Be Discrimination? Johnson V. K Mart Corp. And The Meaning Of "Discrimination" Under The Americans With Disabilities Act, Todd Prall Nov 2003

Why Can't Discrimination Be Discrimination? Johnson V. K Mart Corp. And The Meaning Of "Discrimination" Under The Americans With Disabilities Act, Todd Prall

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Disability Harassment: How Far Should The Ada Follow In The Footsteps Of Title Vii?, Leah C. Myers Mar 2003

Disability Harassment: How Far Should The Ada Follow In The Footsteps Of Title Vii?, Leah C. Myers

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


Implications Of Buckhannon Board & Care Home, Incorporated V. West Virginia Department Of Health And Human Resources For Due Process Under The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, Jennifer R. Rowe Mar 2002

Implications Of Buckhannon Board & Care Home, Incorporated V. West Virginia Department Of Health And Human Resources For Due Process Under The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, Jennifer R. Rowe

Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Fallacy Behind Increased Accountability: How Disabled Students' Constitutional Rights Have Been Disregarded In A Rush To Implement High-Stakes Exams, Ryan R. West Mar 2002

The Fallacy Behind Increased Accountability: How Disabled Students' Constitutional Rights Have Been Disregarded In A Rush To Implement High-Stakes Exams, Ryan R. West

Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Dissing Disabilities: A Student's Duty To Mitigate Maladies, J. J. Knauff Mar 2001

Dissing Disabilities: A Student's Duty To Mitigate Maladies, J. J. Knauff

Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Why An Employer Does Not Have To Answer For Preventing An Employee With A Disability From Utilizing Corrective Measures: The Relationship Between Mitigation And Reasonable Acommodation, Thad Levar Mar 2001

Why An Employer Does Not Have To Answer For Preventing An Employee With A Disability From Utilizing Corrective Measures: The Relationship Between Mitigation And Reasonable Acommodation, Thad Levar

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


Let's Be Reasonable Here: Why The Ada Will Not Ruin Professional Sports, Michael Waterstone Nov 2000

Let's Be Reasonable Here: Why The Ada Will Not Ruin Professional Sports, Michael Waterstone

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Transfer Of Rights Under The Individuals With Disabilities Act: Adulthood With Ability Or Disability?, Deborah Rebore, Perry Zirkel Mar 2000

Transfer Of Rights Under The Individuals With Disabilities Act: Adulthood With Ability Or Disability?, Deborah Rebore, Perry Zirkel

Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Biting The Hand That Feeds Them-State Prisons And The Ada: Responding To Amos V. Maryland Department Of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Jennifer L. Lange May 1998

Biting The Hand That Feeds Them-State Prisons And The Ada: Responding To Amos V. Maryland Department Of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Jennifer L. Lange

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The (Alternative) Forum: Reexamjnjng Alexander V. Gardner-Denver In The Wake Of Gilmer V. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp., Sarah Rudoph Cole Sep 1997

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The (Alternative) Forum: Reexamjnjng Alexander V. Gardner-Denver In The Wake Of Gilmer V. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp., Sarah Rudoph Cole

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Pacourek V. Inland Steel Company: Enforcing Equal Protection Rights By Designating Infertility As A Disability Under The American's With Disabilities Act, Kristina M. Hall May 1997

Pacourek V. Inland Steel Company: Enforcing Equal Protection Rights By Designating Infertility As A Disability Under The American's With Disabilities Act, Kristina M. Hall

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


Damages For Intentional Discrimination By Public Entities Under Title Ii Of The Americans With Disabilities Act: A Rose By Any Other Name, But Are The Remedies The Same?, Cheryl L. Anderson Mar 1995

Damages For Intentional Discrimination By Public Entities Under Title Ii Of The Americans With Disabilities Act: A Rose By Any Other Name, But Are The Remedies The Same?, Cheryl L. Anderson

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


Access Reigns Supreme: Title Iii Of The Americans With Disabilities Act And Historic Preservation, Grant P. Fondo May 1994

Access Reigns Supreme: Title Iii Of The Americans With Disabilities Act And Historic Preservation, Grant P. Fondo

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Federal Labor Policy On The Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990: Collective Bargaining Agreements In A New Era Of Civil Rights, David S. Doty Nov 1992

The Impact Of Federal Labor Policy On The Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990: Collective Bargaining Agreements In A New Era Of Civil Rights, David S. Doty

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.