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The article presents summaries of several court cases in the U.S. justice system. These cases include Armstrong v. Brown, 103 F.Supp.3d 1070 (N.D. Ca 2015), Babcock v. Butler Country, 806 F.3d 153 (3d Cir. 2015), Bailey v. Feltmann, 810 F.3d 589 (8th Cir.2016), and Benedict v. Southwestern Pennsylvania Human Services, Inc., 98 F.Supp. 3d 809 (W.D. Va. 2015).

The article discusses the federal court case Class v. Towson University (TU) wherein plaintiff Gavin Class, a student-athlete, was excluded from the football program by the university because of his disability under the U.S. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The decision of the federal district court favors Class for denying requested reasonable accommodations. The decision of the federal district court was reversed by federal appeals court after TU filed an appeal.

Retaliation: Court holds lack of better treatment of similar students undermines suit, Hostile work environment: Judge finds no limitations in employee's 'major life activity', Accommodations: Court rules lack of relevant proof undermines former employee's suit, Student affairs: Judge decides university fulfilled accommodation duties, Expulsion: Judge dismisses disability suit because of no requests for help [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses a court case where the U.S. Supreme Court held that it is unconstitutional to execute the intellectually disabled and that Florida's bright-line IQ cutoff was unconstitutional. Florida courts found defendant Freddie Lee Hall fit to die despite his suffering from intellectual deficiencies throughout his life. The Court stated that persons faced with the most severe sanction should have a fair opportunity to show that the Constitutions prohibits their execution.

The article discusses that employees of railroad company Union Pacific employees have filed at least 15 other federal lawsuits, and other complaints are pending with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. It mentions Terrence Hersey, who is fighting back with a federal lawsuit after losing his job as he suffered from a stroke. He was fired without a doctor's examination and deemed unfit for the job and has started working as a school bus driver.

The article presents the summaries of several cases related to the different law and legislation in context with several cases in the U.S. The cases discusses include Armstrong v. Brown related to the Americans with Disabilities Act, the case of Associated Press v. Otter related to the access of secure media privacy and violation of First Amendment, and the case of Balla v. Idaho related to Attorney fees of the Prison Litigation Reform Act.

Disability Discrimination: Former employee's ADA suit to go forward, Gender Discrimination: Petty slights don't justify suit, Hostile Work Environment: Former employee's suit allowed to proceed [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses court cases involving the nonprofit sector. Topics covered include the Newcomb v. Corinth School District case wherein vehicle maintenance worker Alfred Newcomb sued the school district for Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) retaliation, the Latham v. Donahue case wherein U.S. Postal Service (USPS) worker Charmaine Latham sued USPS for violating the American with Disabilities Act, and the Brooks v. The State of Alabama Department of Human Resource Director case.

The article focuses on two court cases related to the importance of reviewing long-term disability offerings by the employers. The first case of Talos v. Grand Erie District School Board at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario was ruled as violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom prohibition against age discrimination. The second case of MacIvor v. Pitney Bowes related to long term disability (LTD) benefits claim, the trial decision was overturned by the Ontario Court of Appeal.

Case name: Trahanas v. Northwestern University, et al., No. 15‐CV‐11192 (N.D. Ill. 07/06/17). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Disability: Judge rules facial deformity doesn't amount to disability Due Process: Judge decides expelled student received adequate due process Accommodation: Student claims university failed to provide practicum accommodations Policies & Procedures: Complaint alleges that failures stemmed from accommodation denial [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Case name: Letter to: Buffalo State, The State University of New York, No. 02-14-2408 (OCR 01/26/15). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Disability: Suit continues due to alleged failure to provide accommodations, Dismissal: Allegations of depression, self-esteem issues keep suit alive, Accessibility: Survey for blind individuals didn't play well with screen readers [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Case name: Letter to: Community College of Allegheny County, No. 03-1423-66 (OCR 01/26/15). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The plaintiff was a University of Southern Mississippi football player. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Case name:Sessoms v. The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, No. 17‐2369 (3d Cir. 06/20/18). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Case name: Letter to: Clarke University, Nos. 05‐17‐2037 & 05‐17‐2080 (OCR 04/04/17). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Case name:Letter to: Governors State University, No. 05‐17‐2052 (OCR 04/25/17). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Case name: Letter re: Kaplan University‐Lewiston Campus, No. 01‐15‐2019 (OCR 04/16/15). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the case filed by Norah who was suffering from cancer against her employer Medtronic, medical device maker. The company asserts that she was offered a transfer to another less strenuous position and that she refused the transfer and had sued the company. She was found to be below standard in her job performance.

The article provides information on injuries constitute disability for the employees under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). The article also discusses a lawsuit in which the court ruled that FEHA covers only permanent and serious conditions.

The article informs that M&T Bank Corp. has agreed to pay 700000 U.S. dollars to settle Hudson City Savings disability lawsuit and mentions that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued in 2017 in federal court in White Plains for violations of Americans with Disabilities Act.

Case name: Doan v. Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University, et al., No. 17‐3471 (E.D. La. 08/16/17). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discuses the lawsuits such as Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hirschbach Motor Lines concerning Disabilities Act; Kalia v. Robert Bosch Corp. related to pregnancy-discrimination and Shinn v. Afton Chemical which concerning retain discipline memos that lead up to firing.

Case name: Crockett v. The Regents of the University of California, et al., No. B264678 (Cal. Ct. App. 05/03/17). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Case name: Bogart v. University of Kentucky, No. 16‐cv‐00255 (E.D. Ky. 12/05/17). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports that a court in Toulouse, France awarded a disability grant to former radio documentary producer, Marine Richard who claimed to suffer from an allergy to electromagnetic radiation from daily gadgets such as cellphones. Topics discussed include Richard's praised of the ruling as a breakthrough for people experiencing electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) and scientific studies showing no link between electromagnetic exposure and symptoms including tingling and fatigue.

The article advises every employer to document an offer to accommodate disability in case the employee files a lawsuit that includes a failure-to-accommodate claim that one can prove that he did not refuse to help. It cites the case of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technician at St. Francis Hospital in New York who developed medical problems but denied needing any assistance of being disabled. The court dismissed his case since he refused to engage in interactive accommodations process.

The article discusses the U.S. court case Payne ex rel. D.P. v. Peninsula School District which deals with the autistic 7-year-old boy who was put inside a room by his special education teacher to handle his disruptive behaviors.

The article discusses the Bryand v. Martin County court case which deals with an employer regarding his employee as disabled and dismissing her on the same ground.

The article discusses the U.S. District Court case Hensley v. Rutherford County wherein the judge gave verdict in favour of the County. The court mentioned that jail supervisor Lisa Hensley had suffered no loss of pay benefits or title. It ruled against Hensley's claim that the county discriminated against her in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. It added that Hensley's desire for a position is not relevant in deciding whether she had suffered an adverse employment action.

Case name:Novak v. Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, et al., No. 14‐2663 (5th Cir. 02/10/15). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Case name:Dorgan v. Suffolk County Community College, et al., No. 12‐CV‐0330 (E.D. N.Y. 02/11/15). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the court case Rider v. Lincoln County School District filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. It mentions the lawsuit filed by Douglas Rider, carpenter at the Lincoln County School District in Oregon, alleging that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failure to engage in a good-faith interactive process. It adds the ruling of District Judge Ann Aiken in favour of employer.

Case name:Paystrup v. Benson, et al., No. 2:13cv00016 (D. Utah 02/06/15). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the U.S. District court case Jacobs v. York Union Rescue Mission Inc. wherein Tanya Jacobs sued the mission, claiming that she has been discriminated due to her disabilities. District Judge Christopher C. Conner ruled that Jacobs had presented sufficient evidence that the jury need to decide for her termination due to her physical disabilities. Judge Conner denied the mission's motion due to the sufficiency of evidence that Jacobs has presented.

Case name:Grabin v. Marymount Manhattan College, No. 12 Civ. 3591 (S.D. N.Y. 06/10/14). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the U.S. court case Sampson v. Methacton School District which deals with employee claims on rights for employee under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Case name:Martin v. Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, No. 16‐CV‐3294 (C.D. Ill. 10/23/17). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A judge in federal district court on Friday declared the plaintiff in Carroll vs. Northwest Federal Credit Union did not have standing to sue due to ineligibility for membership at the credit union. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]