News & Analysis as of

Rehabilitation Act Supreme Court of the United States Civil Rights Act

Miller Canfield

Supreme Court: Stop Holding Disabled Students to a Higher Bar

Miller Canfield on

Must a student with a disability prove that their school acted in “bad faith” to win a discrimination case? Until now, courts in some parts of the country said yes, requiring disabled students to meet a higher standard than...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Supreme Court to Hear Case on Legal Standard for Cases Brought by Students with Disabilities

Husch Blackwell LLP on

The Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari on January 17, 2025, in A.J.T. by and through A.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Indep. Sch. Dist. No. 279, 96 F.4th 1058 (8th Cir. 2024), cert. granted sub nom. A.J.T. v....more

Payne & Fears

April 2024 Case Summaries

Payne & Fears on

Mattioda v. Nelson, 98 F.4th 1164 (9th Cir. 2024) - Summary: Disability-based harassment claims are available under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act....more

Jaburg Wilk

The Supreme Court Further Limits Recoverable Damages in Disability Discrimination Cases

Jaburg Wilk on

Generally, employers cannot discriminate against employees because of the employee’s disability. There are several laws that protect against disability-based discrimination, including: the Americans with Disabilities Act...more

Nilan Johnson Lewis PA

Reminder to Employers: Transgender Employees may be Entitled to Reasonable Accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act

Nilan Johnson Lewis PA on

A recent Statement of Interest filed earlier this week by the Department of Justice in a federal prisoner lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia should serve as an important reminder...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

The Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling: 6 Takeaways for Government Contractors

How does the Supreme Court of the United States’ ban on affirmative action in higher education affect government contractors? In short—it doesn’t. Covered federal contractors and subcontractors must continue to comply with...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Emotional Distress Monetary Damages Section 504 Claims Allowed by Supreme Court

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on

​​​​​​​In Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C., 142 S. Ct. 1562 (April 28, 2022) (U.S. Supreme Court) concludes that damages for emotional distress are not recoverable under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the...more

Rumberger | Kirk

Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision Alters the Scope of Recoverable Damages Under Anti-Discrimination Statutes Enacted under the...

Rumberger | Kirk on

The Supreme Court of the United States recently held in Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C., 142 S. Ct. 1562 (2022), that damages for emotional distress are not recoverable in actions seeking to enforce the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Supreme Court Discrimination Case Narrows Scope of Restitution for Individuals

Last month, in Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C., the Supreme Court denied a petitioner’s right to emotional distress damages in a private action brought under federal anti-discrimination laws. The Petitioner, a...more

FordHarrison

U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Spending Clause Antidiscrimination Statutes do not Permit Recovery of Damages for Emotional Distress

FordHarrison on

Executive Summary: In a groundbreaking opinion authored by Chief Justice Roberts in Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C., the United States Supreme Court held that damages for emotional distress are not recoverable in a...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Emotional Distress Damages Not Recoverable Under Anti-Discrimination Statutes, Including Section 504, Title VI, and Title IX

Bowditch & Dewey on

The United States Supreme Court has ruled that emotional distress damages are not available in private actions pursuant to various anti-discrimination statutes authorized under the Spending Clause of the United States...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Emotional Distress Damages Are Not Recoverable in a Private Action under the Rehabilitation Act of...

Today, in Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C., 596 U.S. __ (2022), in a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that emotional distress damages are not recoverable in a private action to enforce the Rehabilitation...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

EEOC Updates Religious Accommodation and Vaccine Mandate Guidance

The EEOC has updated its technical guidance and answers in a document entitled What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws. The updated guidance adds six religious...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Blacklisting for Past Labor Violations -- Executive Order 13673

Officially known as “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces,” Executive Order 13673 now consists of proposed guidance from the Department of Labor (DOL) and proposed regulations from the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR). It...more

14 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide