Disability law; business lawyer orange county

Sleepwalking employee who got into next-door colleague’s hotel bed isn’t protected by disability law, 5th Circuit rules

“An employee who was fired after sleepwalking into her colleague’s bed in a next-door hotel room is not protected by disability law, a federal appeals court has ruled. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New Orleans ruled against NextGen Healthcare Inc. employee Jennifer Harkey in an unpublished per curiam Read more…

Supreme court title IX; orange county lawyer

Proposed Title IX changes could lead to uptick in suits by students accused of campus sexual misconduct

“The Biden administration is proposing changes in regulations governing universities’ handling of sexual misconduct claims that could result in more lawsuits by accused students alleging a lack of due process. The proposed changes to regulations implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 are intended to provide more discretion to schools Read more…