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Showing posts with label Americans with Disabilities Act. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Americans with Disabilities Act. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 03, 2023

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Passed into Law

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As part of funding the federal government on December 29, 2022, by way of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, President Biden signed ...
Wednesday, February 09, 2022

New York Establishes Office of the Advocate for People with Disabilities

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New law establishes Office of the Advocate for People with Disabilities. The Office assures that disabled people are afforded the opportuni...
Thursday, December 16, 2021

Americans with Disabilities Act Update: COVID-19 Considered a Disability for Purposes of Employment Discrimination

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Thousands of Americans who have contracted COVID-19 may now qualify for disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Eq...
Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Landlords with Elevators - What do you do for disabled people during outages?

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The MTA needs to explain what reasonable accommodations it made for passengers with disabilities to access the subways during its frequent a...
Thursday, July 01, 2021

Court Rules Short Term Injuries Now Qualify As Disabilities Under ADA

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Many more disability lawsuits are anticipated after the 2nd Circuit ruled that temporary injuries qualify as disabilities under ADA.  An inj...
Monday, June 21, 2021

Second Circuit Dismisses Discrimination Lawsuit by African American Firefighters Seeking an Accommodation to Grow Facial Hair

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit of New York recently dismissed a lawsuit filed by four African American firefighte...
Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Dollar General to Pay Workers to Get COVID Vaccine, But Can They Without Getting Sued for Discrimination?

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According to Business Insider, Dollar General is paying their employees to get the COVID vaccine , but is that legal?  Back in 2017, the fed...
Thursday, December 10, 2020

Service Animals, Not Emotional Support Animals, on Airplanes - The Law is Changing on January 11, 2021

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The US Department of Transportation just added a new wrinkle into your post-pandemic travel plans if you have an emotional support animal. A...
Thursday, August 13, 2020

HIV Patients Have Right to Cosmetic Surgery

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The Federal Courts, in the Southern District of New York, awarded $125,000 to each individual who was denied cosmetic surgery due to their H...
Monday, August 10, 2020

Don’t Fire Your Employee for Taking Opioids so Fast – Lawsuit Alert

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On August 5, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued guidance explaining exposure to a discrimination lawsuit f...
Monday, June 29, 2020

EEOC Guidance on Antibody Tests and COVID-19 Tests

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published guidance concerning business practices that are both safe and compliant with a...
Friday, May 15, 2020

Victim of Domestic Violence experiencing PTSD deemed Disabled and entitled to Reasonable Accommodation under ADA

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In a recent New York City Civil Court decision, the Court held that disability due to domestic violence can entitle a tenant to a reasonab...
Tuesday, January 01, 2019

Discrimination: Therapy Dogs in 2019

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Game-changing developments are expected to occur in 2019 with respect to therapy dogs (i.e., service dogs and emotional support dogs) and re...
Monday, February 19, 2018

House Approves ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017

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The US House of Representatives approved the “ ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 ” or H.R. 620 with a 225-192 vote. This Bill will change...