Bledsoe v. Palm Beach Soil and Water Conservation District

Summary

The court granted the Palm Beach Soil and Water Conservation District's motion for summary judgment in an employment discrimination action brought under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act. It held that a workers' compensation settlement release barred the plaintiff's discrimination claims and further concluded that Title II of the ADA does not provide a cause of action for employment discrimination.

Holdings

1. The broad release in Bledsoe's workers' compensation settlement contractually released the District from the discrimination claims asserted in this action.
2. Title II of the ADA does not create a cause of action for employment discrimination.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the workers' compensation settlement release barred Bledsoe's ADA and Rehabilitation Act claims.
2. Whether Title II of the ADA creates a cause of action for employment discrimination by a public entity.

Disposition

other