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Full-Text Articles in Disability Law
Employment & Disability Law—Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990—The Weight Of Personal Responsibility: Obesity, Causation, And Protected Physical Impairments, Matthew Glover
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
On July 26, 1990, Congress enacted the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which became effective two years later. Because the ADA lacked a list of all the disabilities it covered, courts have considered obesity and morbid obesity to be disabilities in some cases but not in others, notwithstanding the legislation’s desire for clarity and consistency in eliminating discrimination against the individuals with disabilities.
There seems to be a trend towards presuming that obesity is a matter of personal responsibility rather than a protected disability. The most recent developments in obesity jurisprudence have held that morbid obesity—absent evidence of physiological causation—was …
The Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1900: A Road Now Too Narrow, Luther Sutter
The Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1900: A Road Now Too Narrow, Luther Sutter
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Supreme Court Reins In The Americans With Disabilities Act, Stephen W. Jones
The Supreme Court Reins In The Americans With Disabilities Act, Stephen W. Jones
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
No abstract provided.
Arbitration, Labor Contracts, And The Ada: The Benefits Of Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements And An Update On The Conflict Between The Duty To Accommodate And Seniority Rights, Jan William Sturner
Arbitration, Labor Contracts, And The Ada: The Benefits Of Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements And An Update On The Conflict Between The Duty To Accommodate And Seniority Rights, Jan William Sturner
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
No abstract provided.