The Reference and Requests for Information policy states that all inquiries regarding a present or past employee are to be referred to the Human Resources Department. Only factual information concerning an employee will be released. This information may be confined to confirming that the individual was employed with the company,...
WASHINGTON, July 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following release was issued today by the ADA Watch/National Coalition for Disability Rights: WASHINGTON, July 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following release was issued today by the ADA Watch/National Coalition for Disability Rights:
WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Justice Department announced today a major three-part initiative to help state and local law enforcement agencies understand their responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA. WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Justice Department announced today a major three-part initiative to help...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Department of Justice today announced during a ceremony in Cary, North Carolina, that the state's Accessibility Code has been awarded certification for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA. NWASHINGTON, Feb. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Department of Justice today announced...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA with Colorado College under which the college will make its campus and services more accessiblWASHINGTON, Aug. 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Justice Department today announced a...
Byline: JUDY GREENWALD ST. LOUIS-The Americans with Disabilities Act does not require an employer to offer a vacant job to a disabled worker as an accommodation if a better qualified applicant is available, says a federal appellate court, ruling o Byline: JUDY GREENWALD...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A settlement agreement reached with Madonna Inn Inc. under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA will make the landmark roadside Inn more accessible to people with disabilities, the Justice DepartmenWASHINGTON, Aug. 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A settlement agreement reached with Madonna...
WASHINGTON, July 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Justice Department today announced an agreement with Youth Services International, Inc. YSI, to resolve a lawsuit filed by the Department under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA. The agreeWASHINGTON, July 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Justice Department today announced...
Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-States cannot block all Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuits against them by claiming sovereign immunity, a sharply divided Supreme Court held last week. The high court's decision in Tennessee vs. Lane mean Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN ...
WASHINGTON, July 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Department of Justice today announced a comprehensive consent decree under the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA with Laurel Regional Hospital, a community hospital serving the Maryland suburbs of Washington.WASHINGTON, July 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Department of Justice today announced a comprehensive consent...
LAS VEGAS -- Disability Access Consultants, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PTS, Inc. (OTCBB: PTSH), has executed an agreement with another major international Quick Service Restaurant chain QSR to conduct Americans with Disabilities Act ADA compliance inspections for a significant number of stores. Though confidentiality provisions prohibit the dissemination...
In the 14 years since Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Supreme Court has not always interpreted it the way the law's framers hoped, giving rise to a proposal last month by the National Council on Disability to strengthen the o In the 14...
Since the use of polygraphs in most employment settings was outlawed in 1988, employers have been flocking to integrity or honesty testing as the best way to get behind a prospective employee's resume. As many as 5 million tests are given a year, and the testing industry, which has been...
In a case that could have far-reaching consequences, the U.S. Supreme Court in June ruled unanimously that the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA does not require employers to hire people whose health or safety is jeopardized by performing the j In a case that...
LAS VEGAS -- Disability Access Consultants Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PTS Inc. (OTCBB: PTSH), has executed a Letter of Intent agreement with a major international Quick Service Restaurant chain QSR to conduct Americans with Disabilities Act ADA compliance inspections for a significant number of stores. Although confidentiality provisions...
The National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA; South Bend, IN) has released "Americans with Disabilities Act: Commentaries and Statutes," a paperback book that is designed to provide attorneys and law students with guidance to the basic i The National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA; South Bend,...
WASHINGTON, May 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- On May 17, the U.S. Supreme Court decided 'Tennessee vs. Lane' (02-1667), holding that title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ADA properly gives private citizens the right to seek monetary damages iWASHINGTON, May 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- On May 17,...
PHILADELPHIA -- The American Dietetic Association ADA, the nation's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals has announced that ARAMARK, a world leader in professional services, has become an ADA Partner.
Any architect involved with school design over the past decade has become very familiar with the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA; groundbreaking legislation that went into effect in 1992. This legislation impacts countless facets of school design, from doorways to door handles. Although most architects are now thoroughly proficient in...
Despite the fact the plaintiff could not return to his previous job of driving trucks for his former employer because of 20/200 vision in his right eye following a stroke, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York held he was not disabled under the Americans with...
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