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26 Aug 2009, 12:01 pm
This bill was sponsored last year and extends the time period in which employees can pursue disparate pay claims under anti-discrimination laws, such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. [read post]
28 Jan 2016, 4:33 pm
We know that from forty years of research that kids with disabilities do better when they are held to high standards and have access to the general curriculum with the right kinds of supports and services and intensive interventions, research shows that kids, even struggling learners with disabilities can absolutely succeed at grade level work if they are provided with the right kinds of supports and services and intensive interventions and instruction… [read post]
14 May 2012, 2:14 pm
Although many advocates and attorneys, like a Los Angeles disability lawyer, here are anticipating that the government will soon grant the people with such disabling conditions prayers to adapt fibromyalgia to the list of disabling conditions, apparently the only way for them to push the said request is to take this fibromyalgia awareness day as their best opportunity to be heard by the government. [read post]
12 Nov 2007, 12:26 pm
"On this proud day of the 110th Congress, we will chart a new direction for civil rights," said Representative Kathy Castor, a Florida Democrat and a gay rights advocate, in a speech before the vote. [read post]
12 Nov 2021, 1:46 am
These are the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD), and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). [read post]
28 Jun 2022, 4:30 am
Rabia Belt (Stanford Law School) has posted The Fat Prisoners’ Dilemma: Slow Violence, Intersectionality, and a Disability Rights Framework for the Future (Georgetown Law Journal, Vol. 110, No. 3, 786 (2022)) on SSRN. [read post]
14 Jan 2013, 3:52 pm
The federal regulations implementing IDEA provide that parties to due process hearings have a right to be accompanied by legal counsel and by individuals with special knowledge or training with respect to the problems of kids with disabilities "...except that whether parties have the right to be represented by non-attorneys at due process hearings is determined under State law." 34 C.F.R. [read post]
19 Dec 2011, 11:09 am
No one knows this better than Bond, who has spent much of his life advocating for the right to vote. [read post]
25 Feb 2024, 11:23 pm
A knowledgeable attorney can evaluate the circumstances, determine the validity of a claim, and advocate for your rights, ensuring that you receive fair treatment in the face of employment challenges. [read post]
27 Jun 2014, 12:31 pm
Rafel, LLC are experienced advocates for the disabled. [read post]
22 Apr 2019, 1:00 am
Contact a Florida Injury Advocate Today If you or a loved one was seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident, you do have rights and you need an advocate who is ready to protect those rights. [read post]
19 Oct 2015, 4:00 am
The post Why won’t VA let Americans have advocates? [read post]
9 Jul 2019, 7:08 am
“’That can’t be right, can it? [read post]
12 Jun 2012, 5:51 am
Consider the successful wave of litigation against states in which advocates seek closure of large residential facilities for retarded persons in favor of the alternative now considered most modern, services provided “in the community” in group houses, families or other settings. [read post]
13 May 2015, 9:30 am
Also offering remarks will be Alisa Blandford, Phoenix Equal Opportunity Department Director; Edward Kim, President & General Manager of Cigna; and Jennifer Longdon, disabled rights advocate (and a neighbor of mine!). [read post]
31 Jan 2020, 9:13 am
“ Social Security claims these changes will allow the agency to administer the program more efficiently and reduce costs; however, attorneys and advocates for people who are disabled, as well as some members of Congress, have already questioned the new rule’s consequences, citing a host of problems. [read post]
18 Aug 2010, 8:30 am
" In photo: RueZalia Watkins, plaintiff (with microphone), speaks at Borough Hall press conference surrounded by (left to right): Edith Prentiss, disabilities advocate; Anthony Trocchia, plaintiff; Christopher Greif, disabilities and transportation advocate; Assemblywoman Joan Millman; Marvin Wasserman, executive director, Brooklyn Center for the Independence of the Disabled; BP Markowitz; Council Member Letitia James … [read post]
3 Jul 2015, 8:25 am
With the Supreme Court recently declaring that marriage is a constitutionally protected right, and that same-sex couples have a right to marry in every state in the Union, it would be easy for people think that gay rights organizations have won and there is nothing left to fight for of equal urgency and importance. [read post]
5 Dec 2017, 6:30 am
All rights reserved under International Copyright Law. [read post]
17 Apr 2024, 10:24 am
Under the Human Rights Act, Montana residents are protected against discrimination based on factors like race, sex, disability, and more. [read post]
