United States Postal Service , 662 F.2d 292 (5th Cir. 1981) held, after considering the language of the ADA, Congressional intent, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commisison’s (EEOC) Guidance, that there is a distinction to be made between the " purpose of the function and the result to be accomplished."
NELA et al. Amicus Brief_Stephenson v. Pfizer.pdf
United States Postal Service, 662 F.2d 292 (5 th Cir. 1981) held, after considering the language of the ADA, Congressional intent, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commisison’s (EEOC) Guidance, that there is a distinction to be made between the “ purpose of the function and the result to be accomplished.”
On April 3, 2019, NELA and The NELA Institute jointly filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, urging the Court to rule that Title VII's administrative-exhaustion requirement is a waivable claim-processing rule and not a jurisdictional prerequisite to suit. This case arose after...
NELA Amicus Brief Fort Bend County TX v Davis.pdf
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NELA Report Unprotected Rights May 1991_OCR.pdf
On July 13, 2015, NELA filed an amicus brief in support of petitioner in Green v. Brennan , No. 14-613, pending in the U.S. Supreme Court on appeal from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. This case concerns the timeliness of an EEO complaint alleging constructive discharge under...
14-613 tsac NELA.pdf
On July 21, 2014, NELA filed a motion for leave and submitted a proposed amicus curiae brief in Turner v. Inzer , Case No. 14-11357, pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Defendant Inzer refused to consent to the filing of the amicus brief. The major issues on...
Turner amicus brief_07.23.2014_FINAL.pdf
On Tuesday, October 23, 2018, NELA joined a coalition of civil and employee rights organizations in filing an amicus brief in support of the Plaintiff-Appellees in Acosta v. Austin Electrical Services , pending currently in the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. This case concerns the...
Acosta v. Austin Electrical Servs_NELA Impact Fund Amicus Brief_9th Cir_102318.pdf