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		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=383973]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Human Resource HR professionals are key players in business organizations' implementation of the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA, which prohibits, among other things, discrimination based on disability in the workplace. HR professionals are involved with recruitment, pre-employment screening and testing, and the reasonable accommodation process, as...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[DOJ Ensures Greater Access to Medical Services for People With Disabilities at Washington Hospital Center and at Calif. Radiology Centers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Justice Department today announced its most comprehensive settlement agreements ever under the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA concerning access to medical services for all persons with disabilities.  The agWASHINGTON, Nov. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Justice Department today announced its most comprehensive...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[UPDATE: DOJ Ensures Greater Access to Medical Services for People with Disabilities at Washington Hospital Center, & at CA Radiology Centers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Justice Department today announced its most comprehensive settlement agreements ever under the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA concerning access to medical services for all persons with disabilities.  The agWASHINGTON, Nov. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Justice Department today announced its most comprehensive...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Advocates rethink bid to revive ADA after surveying new Congress.(Americans with Disabilities Act)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pre-Employment And The ADA: Disability Questions And Medical Exams]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=99521]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[From the executive summary: ‘In the past, some employment applications and interviews requested information about an applicant's physical or mental condition.  The information was often used to exclude applicants with disabilities before their ability to perform the job was even evaluated. It was observed that applicants were often asked...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are varied types of people in the world. Some are blessed with ‘extra something' that provides them an opportunity to take on the world. Still, there are some who possess the talent, but fail to give a proper shape due to lack of means and bad fate. The people...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Americans With Disabilities Act: Employing People with Capabilities]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an organization, employers must hire and/or retain those individuals who can perform the major functions of the job, unless it can be demonstrated that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the organization. To follow the spirit of the law, organizations will need to adhere to various guidelines,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Complying With The ADA: An Update From The U.S. Supreme Court]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been observed that ADA prohibits employers from discriminating against a qualified individual with a disability because of that disability. A "qualified individual" is one who can perform the essential functions of a particular job either with or without a reasonable accommodation. A "disability" is a physical or mental...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ADA ruling seen positive for EPL insurers. (Employment Practices Liability Insurance).(Americans with Disabilities Act, employment practices liability)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Americans with Disabilities Act  in January is viewed as a triumph by insurers and employers.    Although they are happy to see the scales tip in their favor, some  experts say their chief concern has been claims for r...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[PFAWF Launches Disability Rights Initiative, Becomes Home For ADA Watch, Wired On Wheels]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today People For the American Way Foundation launched a major initiative to work for the civil rights of people with disabilities and named Jim Ward its director of disability rights.  Ward was the executive director WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today People...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Disability ruling a significant win for employers.(Brief Article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5262/is_200201/ai_n20380528]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that narrowed the definition of a  disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act ADA will benefit  Fairfield County employers struggling with the issue, a pair lawyers  specializing in employment law say.    The na  The U.S. Supreme Court ruling...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Enabling Safe Evacuations]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The article says that The Americans with Disabilities Act ADA requires employers to modify their policies and procedures to include people with disabilities. These requirements apply also to evacuation plans. Employers may be required to provide reasonable accommodations to employees so they can evacuate during emergencies.Some employers may be leery...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Employers May Be Liable for a Hostile Work Environment Under the ADA]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=51341]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The ADA protects disabled people from discrimination in employment practices. Specifically, it states that covered employers shall not "discriminate against a qualified individual with a disability because of the disability of such individual in regard to job application procedures, the hiring, advancement, or discharge of employees, employee compensation, job training,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2001 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Human Resource Perspective on Implementing the ADA]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=168623]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Human Resource HR professionals are key players in business organizations' implementation of the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ADA, which prohibits, among other things, discrimination based on disability in the workplace. HR professionals are involved with recruitment, pre-employment screening and testing, and the reasonable accommodation...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[NO LTD BENEFITS PARITY UNDER ADA: COURT.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_199907/ai_n20167372]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[RICHMOND, Va.-The Americans with Disabilities Act does not    require employer-sponsored long-term disability plans to provide    the same level of benefits for physical and mental disabilities,    according to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.      RICHMOND, Va.-The...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Disability act benefit plan changes seen. (The American Disabilities Act)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5249/is_199012/ai_n20016085]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Disability Act Benefit Plan Changes Seen    Benefits managers and third party administrators need to know about  The American Disabilities Act, which has been called the most sweeping  civil rights law passed since the 1960s, disability management expertsDisability Act Benefit Plan Changes Seen   ...]]></description>
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