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On May 7, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit invalidated the controversial rule recently promulgated by National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”).  The August 30, 2011 “Notice Rule” is formally known as the “Notification of Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act.”  The Rule would have required all employers subject to its provisions to post notices to employees informing them of their rights under the National Labor Relations

Question:  I can only sleep two to four hours a night.  A doctor says I can work only eight hours a day as a result of this.  My employer says they’ll fire me if I don’t agree to work against doctor’s orders.  Can they do this? Answer:  One’s failure to sleep well can be a disability, and one who suffers insomnia may be protected from employment termination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”).  The

When a Registered Nurse’s supervisor called her a “drunk” and fired her, despite being aware of the nurse’s previous drug and alcohol addiction, the nurse brought a discriminatory discharge claim against the hospital pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (the “Act”).  The Act prohibits an employer from discriminating against a qualified individual on the basis of that person’s disability.  The Act defines a “disability” not