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- Labor law: accommodations for disabilities--what is reasonable?
- The Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act were both intended to provide protection for qualified individuals with disabilities who wanted to be gainfully employed. At the time these statutes were passed, considerable discrimination existed against individuals with disabilities, even though they desired work and...
- Research articles 2007-03-01
- DWINDLING CLASS OF "DISABLED INDIVIDUALS": AN EXEMPLIFICATION OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT'S INADEQUACIES IN D'ANGELO V. CONAGRA FOODS, INC., THE
- INTRODUCTION The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA")1 sought to eliminate discrimination in the workplace against individuals with disabilities by creating clear and consistent standards of protection for deserving employees.2 Unfortunately, for the fiftyfour million Americans living with a disability,3 no such standard was ever created, and the courts...
- Research articles 2007-01-01
- Fighting for our troops on the home front: disabled tenants in military housing sometimes face discrimination. Litigation can enforce their rights against the private companies that manage base housing.
- Much of the housing on military bases is in poor shape. The U.S. Department of Defense DOD has made improving it a top priority, recognizing that quality military housing is crucial for troop morale, readiness to fight, recruitment, and retention. (1) In one of the largest...
- Research articles 2006-09-01
- THE DUTY TO ACCOMMODATE A PERSON WHO IS PERCEIVED AS DISABLED: SAY IT ISN'T SO
- Many workers in today's workplaces have physical or mental impairments. Many of those impaired workers could benefit from accommodations in the policies and practices governing their workplaces. But which impaired employees must legally be accommodated?Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 protects qualified individuals with disabilities from...
- Research articles 2006-07-01
- Disabled passengers cruise for ADA rights on foreign ships.
- Does the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA apply to cruise ships sailing under foreign flags? The U.S. Supreme Court is considering the question in a case argued earlier this year. The attorney for three plaintiffs who alleged that a cruise line failed to provide...
- Research articles 2005-05-01
- AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT'S PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS PROVISIONS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, THE
- ABSTRACT It has been more than 10 years since the public accommodations provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA became law, yet many small businesses are still unaware of its provisions and compliance requirements which may have a significant effect on their bottom lines. Specifically, Title III, the public...
- Research articles 2005-03-01
- DoD Accommodations Program Earns National Recognition.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-16 August 2004-US DOD: DoD Accommodations Program Earns National RecognitionC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:08132004 The Department of Defense Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program CAP received the Best New Ability Communications Award from the New Freedom Foundation, Chicago, Ill., on July 30, 2004....
- Research articles 2004-08-16
- Supreme court cases 2002-2003 term
- Each year the United States Supreme Court is asked to review a multitude of cases covering a variety of legal topics. The 2002-2003 Supreme Court session was no different. The justices decided several cases of interest to law enforcement officers and management. The Court decided two cases involving confessions. Three...
- Research articles 2004-04-01
- DISABILITY LESSONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION: ACCOMMODATING LEARNING-DISABLED STUDENTS AND STUDENT-ATHLETES UNDER THE REHABILITATION ACT AND THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
- INTRODUCTIONUnder the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA1 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504),2 institutions of higher education are prohibited from discriminating against individuals with disabilities.3 This prohibition imposes upon colleges, universities and professional schools an obligation to provide a disabled student with reasonable accommodations to...
- Research articles 2003-10-01
- Military medical programs honored.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-22 May 2003-US DOD: Military medical programs honoredC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05212003 Dr. William Winkenwerder Jr., assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, announced today that the Tri-Service Infrastructure Management Program Office TIMPO and the Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program CAP...
- Research articles 2003-05-22
- Supreme Court cases 2001-2002 term - Legal Digest
- In its most recent term, the Supreme Court of the United States decided several cases of significance to law enforcement. The cases included several decisions regarding Fourth Amendment issues; one concerning Eighth Amendment cruel and unusual punishment; and several important decisions regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act. This article includes...
- Research articles 2002-12-01
- Safe, but not sound: limiting safe harbor immunity for health and disability insurers and self-insured employers under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I. INTERPRETING THE SAFE HARBOR PROVISION A. Statutory Language and Legislative History B. Agency Interpretations ...
- Research articles 2002-12-01
- No job rights for impaired worker
- The Americans with Disabilities Act protects disabled persons from employment discrimination. It requires employers--if they are able to do so without undue hardship--to make reasonable accommodations so that a disabled person is not precluded from doing work that the person could otherwise do. To be entitled to an accommodation,...
- Research articles 2002-11-01
- New CAP web site activated.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-15 October 2002-US DOD: New CAP web site activated C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:10152002 The Department of Defense announced today the activation of a new, user-friendly Web site which provides assistive technology accommodations to persons with disabilities within...
- Research articles 2002-10-15
- The ADA meets the seniority system in the Supreme Court. (Labor Law for Supervisors).(Americans with Disabilities Act)
- In this term of the United States Supreme Court, two employment policies met head-on and scattered the justices into several different camps. The case was US Airways v. Barnett, 122 S. Ct. 1516 (April 29, 2002). The question was: How does the...
- Research articles 2002-09-01
- The Americans with Disabilities Act: The continuing search for meaning - Legal Digest
- The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (1) ADA is a significant piece of social legislation. Yet, 12 years after its passage, its meaning still is debated. During its current term, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided three major cases involving unresolved issues arising under the ADA. The number of...
- Research articles 2002-08-01
- Child care centers and children with special needs: Rights under the Americans with disabilities act and section 504 of the rehabilitation act
- ABSTRACT Most child care programs, preschools, and day care centers are public accommodations and cannot discriminate against children on the basis of disability. However, it is not always clear what constitutes a disability or how to make a reasonable accommodation for a child with a disability. Many cases in this...
- Research articles 2002-07-01
- Accommodations program wins award.
- RDATE:07032002 The Department of Defense Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program CAP received the Distinguished Contribution to Assistive Technology Award from the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America RESNA on June 30, 2002 at the RESNA 25th International Conference...
- Research articles 2002-07-03
- Muddy waters/ Supreme Court attempts to make sense of ADA, a law that
- When Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, most Americans hailed it as a victory for those with disabilities. And for some, the law may have enabled them to hold a job, get around town, visit a museum or participate in some other activities that might have been...
- Research articles 2002-04-27
- High Court Narrows Definition of Disabled.
- By Melanie Payne, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 9--In a ruling hailed as a victory for the nation's employers, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday made it much harder for workers to pursue disability claims and obtain workplace...
- Research articles 2002-01-09
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