ADA Law News Update Jan 23

Posted on January 22nd, 2009 in Americans with Disabilities Act by ada1

Senate moves forward on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
CCH – USA
… the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act would amend Title VII, the Age Discrimination In Employment Act (ADEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and …

Private power exists only by the consent of the state
Culture11 – Alexandria,VA,USA
Take a look at the story of this man who uses the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to make a living by extorting money from businesses. …

Article by Proskauer Rose LLPs Accessibility And Accommodations …
Mondaq News Alerts (registration) – London,UK
Gerena filed suit under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“LAD”), the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation …

LIFE Conference XI addresses needs of disabled
Cape Gazette – Lewes,DE,USA
… affecting people with disabilities over the next few years, including Medicare and Medicaid, and implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. …

Hiring the Disabled
Human Resource Executive Online – Horsham,PA,USA
Those programs include the Leadership for the Employment of Americans with Disabilities, which aims to make the federal government a model employer in this …

NATIONAL ROUNDUP
Windy City Times – Chicago,IL,USA
… which the ACLU charges violates the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans for Disabilities Act. A lesbian couple—Lisa Hazirjian and her partner, …

ADA Law News Update Jan. 21

Posted on January 21st, 2009 in Ada law,Americans with Disabilities Act by ada1

Pending Federal Bills Against Employment Discrimination
Seattle Post Intelligencer – USA
… as well as cases under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Basically, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay …

Disabilities become big challenge for inauguration
The Associated Press
Inaugural organizers plan to have Americans With Disabilities Act-accessible bleachers along the parade route, raised platforms for wheelchair users on the …

The Impact Of The Amendments To The Americans With Disabilities …
Mondaq News Alerts (registration) – London,UK
On September 25, 2008, the President signed into law the Senate’s version (S. 3406) of the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (“ADAAA”), …

ADA Law News Update Jan. 20

Posted on January 20th, 2009 in Ada law,Americans with Disabilities Act by ada1

House passes Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Paycheck Fairness Act
CCH – USA
Americans shouldn’t be treated differently based on the color of their skin, gender, disability or faith.” Paycheck Fairness Act. Reintroduced by …

Access: a daily struggle
Argonaut – Moscow,ID,USA
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its amendments prevent discrimination based on disability. …

Law seeks to reverse AD rulings
Tampa Tribune – Tampa,FL,USA
His father, President George HW Bush, signed the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, in 1990. The ADA was designed to provide protections to people …

Who were those unfamiliar audience faces at Bush’s farewell address?
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
Windy also served for four years on The President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. She has made several TV ads to help recruit special …