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17 May 2007, 12:11 pm
Discriminatory employment tests and selection procedures are prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act -- which are all enforced by the EEOC. [read post]
4 Oct 2023, 7:03 am
Here’s the Wednesday morning read: More Men from Firms Reflect US Supreme Court Advocate Gender Gap (Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg Law) The Supreme Court case that could gut the Americans with Disabilities Act (Sara Luterman, The 19th) FBI interviewed individuals who accuse Amy Coney Barrett faith group of abuse (Stephanie Kirchgaessner, The Guardian) Colorado Supreme Court to hear case against Christian baker who refused to make LGBTQ-themed cake… [read post]
27 Mar 2023, 5:22 pm
The US Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear a case challenging hotel accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). [read post]
30 Dec 2018, 9:52 am
Lengthy Fight, Long Wait for Social Security Benefits The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported this month more than 800,000 disabled Americans are waiting for their appeal to be decided. [read post]
28 Aug 2020, 8:52 am
Additionally, voters with disabilities are severely underrepresented in our political system, even though they make up one-sixth of the American electorate. [read post]
24 Feb 2016, 6:00 am
From the news release of the American Association for Justice. [read post]
10 May 2016, 6:32 am
” As if to respond, the EEOC yesterday released guidance that basically answers: Not necessarily, because it might violate the Americans with Disabilities Act. [read post]
3 Feb 2013, 7:27 am
To be sure, the SSDI process can be an arduous one, made particularly difficult without the assistance of an experienced legal advocate. [read post]
2 May 2022, 2:12 pm
Emotional distress damages are not recoverable in a private action to enforce the disability discrimination and accommodation requirements of either the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Rehab Act”) or the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) according to the May 1, 2022 United States Supreme Court ruling in Cummings v. [read post]
25 Apr 2012, 8:48 am
Massachusetts Advocates for Children sought to determine how often children along the autism spectrum are harassed at school. [read post]
25 Dec 2016, 12:13 pm
It is time to reexamine this program and weigh the true costs of taking Social Security benefits from elderly and disabled Americans against the small amount this brings into federal coffers,” said director of NCLC’s Student Loan Borrower Assistance project, Persis Yu. [read post]
2 Oct 2007, 11:01 pm
This ruling will benefit hundreds of thousands of Americans with disabilities. [read post]
17 May 2022, 5:25 pm
But now, the US Department of Justice and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have offered guidance on what businesses and government agencies must do to ensure their use of AI in hiring complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. [read post]
29 Mar 2016, 6:56 am
” From the news release of the American Association for Justice. [read post]
30 Dec 2007, 3:41 am
All Americans gain when people with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities are fully included in their communities.Protection. [read post]
8 Apr 2011, 5:01 am
“And what happens, then, when the Medicare and Medicaid funding is insufficient to defray the health care costs of the retired and disabled? [read post]
25 Apr 2011, 7:28 am
Genevieve Hearon writes the OpEd, "Texas must not execute the mentally retarded," for the Austin American-Statesman. [read post]
6 Sep 2012, 12:10 pm
"You have more freedom in prison and at least there you know when you are getting out," says one disability advocate in regards to Florida's Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation (FINR), one of the largest rehabilitation centers for brain injured patients in the country. [read post]
6 Aug 2011, 12:19 am
These include United Cerebral Palsy, which "educates, advocates and provides support services to ensure a life without limits for people with a spectrum of disabilities," and the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, devoted to providing research and services for people with developmental disabilities. [read post]
1 Dec 2010, 2:25 pm
My office is working in conjunction with Disability Rights Advocates of Berkeley, a prominent and experienced public-interest firm that specializes in precedent-setting litigation to advance the interests of people with disabilities. [read post]
