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NEW! Case Law

Name	Keywords	Court
Wolfe v. Postmaster General	Regarded as ADAAA Disparate treatment Employment discrimination	11th Circuit Court August 31, 2012
Dulaney v. Miami-Dade County	Cat's paw theory of causation Regarded as Employment discrimination	11th Circuit Court June 6, 2012
Giustiniani v. Florida Dept. of Financial Services	Medicare Insurance providers State licensees Grievance procedures Reasonable accommodation	Middle District Court of Florida June 12, 2012
Mayorga v. Alorica, Inc.	Cat's paw theory of causation Regarded as Employment discrimination	Southern District Court of Florida July 25, 2012
McCauley v. Georgia	Reasonable accommodation Virtual access to courtroom Chemical insensitivity	11th Circuit Court April 12, 2012
Daniels v. Arcade, L.P.	Standing Public accommodation Injury	4th Circuit Court April 24, 2012
Sydnor v. Fairfax County, Va.	Exhaustion of administrative remedies Employment discrimination Reasonable accommodation	4th Circuit Court June 19, 2012
Alejandro v. Palm Beach State College	Service animal College campus Reasonable accommodation Settlement	South District Court of Florida Feb. 7, 2012
Seremeth v. Board of County Commissioners of Frederick County	Reasonable accommodation Police arrests Detention Auxiliary aides Exigent circumstances	4th Circuit Court March 12, 2012
EEOC v. Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Inc.	SSDI Qualified individual Employment discrimination	4th Circuit Court April 12, 2012
Seff v. Broward County	Safe harbor provision Insurance Wellness programs Bona fide term Employment discrimination	11th Circuit Court August 20, 2012

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