U.S. Supreme Court Rules That the First Amendment Religion Clauses Trump the Americans With Disabilities Act

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued the long-awaited decision in Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC on the intersection of employee disability law with the religion clauses of the First Amendment to the Constitution.  The religion clauses won.  Stay tuned for a longer post in a few days.

U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Oral Argument October 5 in an Employment Case

The U.S. Supreme Court started its 2011-12 Term on October 3, 2011.  On October 5, it will hear oral argument on a case involving the intersection of disability law and religion.  A teacher at a Lutheran school took a medical leave of absence, expecting to return to work when cleared by her physicians.  Instead, the […]