A divided panel of the Iowa Court of Appeals recently ruled that the rules of construction in the ADA as amended in 2008 apply to the Iowa Civil RIghts Act when determining what constitutes a disability (Knudsen v. Tiger Tots Community Child Care Center, No. 2-1011, 1/9/13). Although Knudsen is a public accommodation and not an employment case
Summary Judgment: Myths and Realities
"Is Summary Judgment in Employment Cases a Myth"? So ask attorneys Teresa Ride Bult and Kate Summers in an excellent article published last month in Law 360.
The authors contend it is becoming more difficult for employers to win on summary judgment, 
particularly in state court. Nonetheless, they believe the benefits of filing a