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Painfully Prescribed: Could Taking Opioids As Legal Treatment Result In Discrimination Uncovered By The Ada?, Rachael Elyse Palmer
Painfully Prescribed: Could Taking Opioids As Legal Treatment Result In Discrimination Uncovered By The Ada?, Rachael Elyse Palmer
Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy
Amended in 2008, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), with its sole mission to protect individuals with disabilities, is still gaping with holes in coverage due to recent court interpretations. One such interpretation is the lack of protection for patients being treated with legally prescribed medications. With widespread misconceptions about opioid use and its effects, employers take adverse action upon their employees seeking necessary treatment. This paper will discuss the harmful consequences of courts narrowly interpreting the ADA against coverage of these patients, as well as the potential revitalization of the ADA’s mission in pending actions.
Transgender Rights And The Missouri Human Rights Act: An Overview Of R.M.A. V. Blue Springs R-Iv School District, Michael Scott
Transgender Rights And The Missouri Human Rights Act: An Overview Of R.M.A. V. Blue Springs R-Iv School District, Michael Scott
SLU Law Journal Online
In this article, Michael Scott discusses how the Missouri Supreme Court, in R.M.A. v. Blue Springs R-IV School District, held that a transgender student had pled sufficient facts that his school district had discriminated against him on the grounds of his sex to survive a motion to dismiss.