Sutton, Murphy, and Albertsons': Good News on the ADA Front In addition, the Court issued an important decision regarding the availability of punitive damages under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Read together, these opinions provide important clarification - and generally welcome news - to employers. Having provided much-needed clarity last year in the area of sexual harassment, this year the Court turned its spotlight on the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), issuing four opinions that should dramatically affect ADA litigation. Those of us who follow such things predicted that the Supreme Court's 1998-99 term would be known in employment law circles as the "Year of the ADA." The Court did not disappoint. Marc Whitehead is a Past Chairman of the Houston Bar Association Social Security Section and is a frequent lecturer on the topic of Social Security and Disability Law.Labor Law Roundup: Disabilities Act, Punitive Damages Highlight Supreme Court TermĬo-Authors: Kris D. Marc is also a member of the Texas Aggie Bar Association, the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists and the Houston Volunteer Lawyers Association. Marc Whitehead served as President of the Houston Trial Lawyers Association (2009-2010), is a member of the Board of Directors of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, and a member of the American Association of Justice. District Courts in Texas, the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and the United States Court of Appeals-Fifth Circuit.
He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1992 and is admitted to practice before all U.S.
Marc attended the University of Houston Law Center and received his law degree (J.D.) in 1992, graduating in the top quarter of his class. Marc attended Texas A&M University where he graduated in 1989 with a Bachelors of Business Administration in Finance. Born on Novemin Memphis, Tennessee, Marc was raised in Normangee, Texas and graduated in 1985 from Normangee High School as class valedictorian. Marc Whitehead is the founding partner of Marc Whitehead & Associates, which he established in 1992 in Houston, Texas.
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