Employers need an action plan for handling disability leave
Employee Benefit Adviser
Going on disability leave can put financial strains on both the employer and the employee. Should the employee go on this form of work absence, they are only granted a certain percentage of their overall pay during their time off depending on their employer.
For the employer, they could lose a critical asset for their business, which could affect the overall flow of business while that employee is absent. To prevent these financial loss risks, advisers need to offer their clients an action plan in the event a disability claim occurs. The aim should be to keep employees in the workplace in a comfortable and productive way.
Winchester restaurant pays $5K to settle discrimination dispute
Winchester Sun
A Winchester restaurant has agreed to pay $5,000 to a woman who alleged she was refused service because she was accompanied by a service dog, according a report from the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights released Friday.
Yvonne Brown filed a complaint with the commission in October 2014 alleging Taste of China, located on Bypass Road in Winchester, “discriminated against her based on disability in the area of public accommodations… which would be a violation of the U.S. Civil Rights act.”
'I was panicked': Deaf patients struggle to get interpreters in medical emergencies
STAT
The chest pain was bad enough. Then John Paul Jebian asked staff at Baptist Hospital of Miami for an American Sign Language interpreter. They instead brought a video screen with an internet link to a remote interpreter to help him understand what the doctors and nurses were saying.
Jebian, who is deaf, said a nurse struggled to set up the equipment as he anxiously wondered whether he was suffering a heart attack.
State Legislator Battles 'Serial Filers' Who Exploit Disability Act Infractions
CBS San Francisco Bay Area
Filing a lawsuit to protest lack of disabled access to a retail store is perfectly understandable but what about filing thousands? KPIX discovered one such “serial filer” is currently wreaking havoc in the Bay Area.
Dominic Speno said that — without warning — last year the Best Western hotel in Patterson that he owns was slapped with a lawsuit for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act.
How to Ensure Hotel Signage is ADA Compliant
Hotel Business
At a hotel, it is the sign that helps show guests the way. Whether it is illuminated or embossed with raised braille, these fixtures play an important role in removing barriers for people with disabilities and enhancing the guest experience. However, navigating the intricacies of ADA sign regulations can be tricky and requires a closer look at the signage for a property to ensure accuracy and compliance.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools Settles Digital Discrimination Lawsuit
Digital Journal
For Eddie Sierra, watching Miami-Dade County Public Schools board meetings online was impossible. Sierra is deaf and a resident of Miami-Dade County. He wanted to be able to view and understand the video content on the school board’s website. Since he could not hear the audio portion of the video and they weren’t closed captioned, he could not use them.
Why parents of kids with special needs are fighting 'bathroom bills'
Santa Fe New Mexican
Besides, advocates from the disability and LGBTQ communities say they have come together to fight the bills, not to have the bills carved out to ease concerns for one side or the other.
“This law is problematic for people with disabilities, not just because they might need assistance in the bathroom, but because people with disabilities are lots of other things,” Dunn says. “They’re men, and they’re women, and they’re trans folks, and agendered people and visibly gender nonconforming people. All of these people deserve to go to the bathroom in a public setting.”