Retaliation Because Graduate Student Requested Reasonable Accommodations Is Illegal Old Dominion University Case Shows
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law
Does a graduate student, resident physician or fellow have a good legal cause of action for retaliation or discrimination based on their school or program, retaliating against them for requesting reasonable accommodations? The answer is “Yes,” as a fairly recent case shows.
U.S. Department of Justice vs. Old Dominion University.
In the case of the U.S. Department of Justice vs. Old Dominion University, a doctoral student with a disability was discriminated against and retaliated against by Old Dominion University (ODU), in Norfolk, Virginia, for asking for reasonable accommodations.
Because the graduate student requested reasonable accommodations, their […]
