November 4, 2016 — Judge Mark G. Mastroianni of the District Court of Massachusetts denied Massachusetts Institute for Technology’s (MIT) and Harvard University’s motions to dismiss the National Association of the Deaf’s (NAD) and other named plaintiffs’ complaint that the…
Disability Law United & DMFHC Settle Family Status and Disability Housing Discrimination Complaints
Denver, CO — The Denver Metro Fair Housing Center (DMFHC) and Disability Law United resolved fair housing complaints against a management company that explicitly discriminated against families with children and people with disabilities. When DeWayne Curtis was looking for an…
Disability Law United and allies file amicus brief on mootness question in SSA overpayment case
“Oiling the squeaky wheel should never erase the responsibility of our government to treat all of us fairly.” –Lindsay Nako, Impact Fund On June 24, 2016, Disability Law United, Impact Fund, and Justice in Aging, joined by a coalition of…
Lauren Fontana Named one of the Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40
Disability Law United Staff Attorney Lauren Fontana was selected as one of the Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40 – Class of 2016 by the National LGBT Bar Association. The awardees will be recognized at a ceremony on Friday, August 5,…
LGBTQ Groups Call for Unity in the Wake of Orlando Shooting
From the Arcus Foundation: Collective resolve across national, racial and political lines will be required to turn the tide against anti-LGBTQ violence. We the undersigned organizations working on the front lines of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) movement…
Disability Law United Helps Client Obtain Reimbursement for Gender-Affirming Surgery
Today, Disability Law United announced a resolution for client Kendrick W., a transgender employee of a Bay Area start-up company who was denied insurance coverage for transition-related surgery due to an exclusion in his employer’s health insurance plan. Kendrick contacted Disability…
Welcome, Amis!
Disability Law United extends a warm welcome to Amis Pan, our summer law clerk. Amis is a member of the Berkeley Law class of 2018 and is working in Disability Law United’s California office this summer.
Daily Journal Selects Julie Wilensky for 2016 Top 40 Under 40 List
Director of Disability Law United’s CA office Julie Wilensky was recently selected by the Daily Journal as one of 2016’s Top 40 Under 40 lawyers in California. In a profile published on May 18, the Daily Journal highlighted Julie’s litigation…
Court Grants Final Approval of Hotel Transportation Class Settlement
On May 3, 2016, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted final approval of a class action settlement and certified a settlement class in Disability Law United et al. v. RLJ Lodging Trust. RLJ owns…
HB 2: It’s Much More than Bathrooms
By Julie Wilensky, Director of the California Office of the Disability Law United and member, National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) On March 26, the North Carolina General Assembly convened a special legislative session to preempt a local ordinance passed by the…