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Eleventh Circuit Continues Trend in Finding Teachers Must Be Able to Work in Person

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw a number of federal court decisions involving disability discrimination claims from teachers who requested full-time remote work as an accommodation for compromised immune systems or other...more

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Another Federal Court Finds In-Person Teaching Essential Function Under Americans With Disabilities Act

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Last month, we reported a First Circuit Court of Appeals decision that rejected an Americans with Disabilities Act claim brought by a teacher who was denied an extended leave of absence for recovery from surgery. The court...more

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