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21 Jun 2019, 9:07 am by Tim Springer
If a person volunteers for any of the following programs, their work is never considered SGA:    Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)   University Year for Action   Special Volunteer Programs   Retired Senior Voluntary Program   Foster Grandparent Program   Service Corps of Retired Executives   Active Corps of Executives Also, if a person volunteers for an advisory committee, commission, board, council… [read post]
8 Mar 2018, 7:34 am by Susie Bilbro
  The final regulations apply to any disability claim filed after April 1, 2018, under any ERISA-covered plan that makes its own disability determinations (rather than relying on the determination of a third-party like the Social Security Administration (SSA) or a long-term disability insurer). [read post]
28 May 2014, 2:48 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The EEOC says these actions violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits employers from firing an individual because of his disability. [read post]
19 Jul 2010, 8:42 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  The Chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) RPTE Employee Benefits & Other Compensation Committee, a Council Representative on the ABA Joint Committee on Employee Benefits, Government Affairs Committee Legislative Chair for the Dallas Human Resources Management Association, the editor of Solutions Law Press HR & Benefits Update and, Ms. [read post]
31 May 2011, 1:00 am by Eilionoir Flynn
Last month, the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities engaged in constructive dialogue with Tunisia regarding its first State Report under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which Tunisia was one of the first countries to ratify in 2008. [read post]
9 Aug 2021, 10:45 am by Unknown
Blog posts & press:Drought, displacement and disabilities: The challenges facing IDPs with disabilities in Ethiopia and ways forward for more inclusive action (IDMC Blog, June 2021) [text]IPC announces six athletes to compete for the Refugee Paralympic Team at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games: Joint IPC/UNHCR Press Release (June 2021) [text]- See also related news story.Reports: Bridging a Protection Gap: Disability and the Refugee Convention (Helen Bamber… [read post]
24 Oct 2021, 9:05 pm by Jasmine Harris
First, the ADA moved through congressional committees at the same time as proposed legislation to limit broader civil rights procedural rights and remedies and on the heels of largescale state tort reform movements. [read post]
10 Apr 2023, 8:30 am by Unknown
"Association between Disability and Unmet Food Needs in the Venezuelan Migrant and Refugee Population: Analysis of a Population-Based Survey, 2022," Nutrients, vol. 15, no. 7 (March 2023) [open access]- Focuses on Peru.Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Day of General Discussion, 7 & 8 March 2023 [access]- Purpose was to assist the Committee with elaboration of a "general comment on persons with disabilities in… [read post]
14 Dec 2017, 4:16 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  Given the nature and scope of these new requirements, most covered plans will require specific action be taken before the new rules take effect to update plan documents, summary plan descriptions, notices, contracts, processes and procedures to meet the January 1, 2018 deadline. [read post]
27 Aug 2007, 11:00 pm
A broad coalition is forming against the corporate class action killing initiative, including: AARP Foundation Litigation, ACLU of Northern California, ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties, American Association for Justice, Asian Law Caucus, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, California Alliance for Retired Americans, California Employment Lawyers Association, California Foundation for Independent Living Centers, California Labor Federation, California Reinvestment Coalition,… [read post]
8 Sep 2019, 4:24 pm by Francis Pileggi
§§ 17-1011-103, and 17-403(c) (regarding the authority to determine whether to prosecute derivative actions, and unless otherwise restricted in the partnership agreement, a general partner has the power to delegate various rights). [read post]
10 Mar 2014, 8:25 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The expanding applicability of nondiscrimination rules coupled with the wave of new policies and regulatory and enforcement actions should alert private businesses and state and local government agencies of the need to exercise special care to prepare to defend their actions against potential disability or other Civil Rights discrimination challenges under employment and a broad range of other laws. [read post]
3 Dec 2011, 4:24 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
HR Key Player In Managing Rising Race & Other Discimination Suits Under Obama Administration Justice Department The Obama Administration’s December 2 announcement of its revocation and replacement of Bush Administration policies on affirmative action in education highlights the heightened aggressiveness under the Obama Administration on the implementation, interpretation and enforcement of race, sex, disability, national origin and other federal discrimination and Civil… [read post]
22 May 2014, 3:54 pm
The new bill, AB 2171, has thus far garnered approval from the Assembly Committee on Aging and Long Term Care, establishes a statutory bill of rights and private right-of-action for residents of RCFEs. [read post]
5 Apr 2012, 4:14 am by Andres
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has announced that it will adopt two sets of recommendations that favour human rights approaches for search engines and social media platforms. [read post]
17 Feb 2017, 11:27 am by Adam Doerr
The Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights has already registered its opposition, noting the difficulty of putting a value on a class relief protecting disabled individuals from abusive conditions or providing them access to treatment, transportation, and community services. [read post]
17 Feb 2017, 11:27 am by Adam Doerr
The Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights has already registered its opposition, noting the difficulty of putting a value on a class relief protecting disabled individuals from abusive conditions or providing them access to treatment, transportation, and community services. [read post]
18 Oct 2023, 4:00 am by Joelle Boxer
Only four, none of which are steering committee members, mention disability on their website’s “About Us” page. [read post]