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Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Employee fired for sleepwalking into co-worker’s room has no disability discrimination claim

Even if “somnambulism” is a disability, an employee who sleepwalks uninvited into the hotel room of her co-worker has no protection, according to a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit....more

Amundsen Davis LLC

A Refresher on Reasonable Accommodations under the Missouri Human Rights Act

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A recent case provides a refresher step-by-step guide on the requirements of a lawfully administered disability accommodation policy under the Missouri Human Right Act. In Loerch v. City of Union, No. ED. 109707, (Mo. App....more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

New Requirement For New York Landlords: Reasonable Accommodation Notice For Persons With Disabilities

A change in state law that takes effect this month now requires New York residential landlords to distribute disability accommodation notices to all current tenants by April 1, 2021, and to all new tenants within 30 days of...more

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Does the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act Require Accommodation of Medical Marijuana Use? Not (For Now)

In Harrisburg Area Community College v. Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, No. 654 C.D. 2019, (October 29, 2020), the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania recently examined the interaction between Pennsylvania’s Medical...more

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