Today, Congress passed the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, which the President intends to sign. Manpowerblogs has a succinct summary of the bill. (UPDATE. CT Employment Law Blog has another good summary.) The ADAAA amends the Americans with Disabilities Act in some important theoretical ways. Initially, I do not anticipate that this will have much [...]
On Sept. 9, Chief Judge Langford ordered that the guardianship education video, which was previously available for rental from the Clerk of Court, now must be purchased for $75.00 (non-rerfundable). Peviously, the video was obtained with a deposit which was refunded when the video was returned. Watching the video is required by statute if one [...]
Last week, the Winter Haven Chamber awarded the prestigious Banker’s Cup posthumously to Marlene Duffy Young. I did not know Marlene well, but she served with me on the Board of Directors of Main Street Winter Haven. Marlene was dynamic, bright, and a great community leader. She was someone I looked up to and valued [...]