On October 29, 2019, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held in Shell v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company that the Americans with Disabilities Act’s (ADA) definition of “disability” is not met “where an employer...more
On June 12, 2019, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held in Richardson v. Chicago Transit Authority that extreme obesity only qualifies as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) if it was caused by an...more