“For the Love of God! Open This Door!”: Individual Rights versus Public Safety Under the “Direct Threat” Standard of the Americans with Disabilities Act After Three Decades Of Litigation

Authors

Jeffrey Van Detta

Abstract

This article investigates the ADA's direct-threat standard, opening with the story of Germanwings Flight 9525. It examines a disability lawsuit, EEOC v. Beverage Distributors Company, LLC, as well as the determination in Stragapede v. City of Evanston, Illinois. The article concludes by proposing a tri-partite medical review option for employers.

Recommended Citation

Van Detta, Jeffrey (2019) "“For the Love of God! Open This Door!”: Individual Rights versus Public Safety Under the “Direct Threat” Standard of the Americans with Disabilities Act After Three Decades Of Litigation," Belmont Law Review: Vol. 6: Iss. 2, Article 6.
Available at: https://repository.belmont.edu/lawreview/vol6/iss2/6