Disability News
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Helmerich & Payne to Pay $59,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (H&P), a Tulsa-based drilling contractor, will pay a former employee $59,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
According to the EEOC's lawsuit, the oil...
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After Fan Pressure, Netflix Makes 'Daredevil' Accessible To The Blind
North Country Public Radio
Netflix's original series now have a superhero among them. Comic fans know Daredevil as a crusader. He's a Marvel character who, in addition to his superhuman abilities, has a very human disability: blindness.
Needless to...
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EEOC Issues Proposed Rule on Application of the ADA to Employer Wellness Programs
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) describing how Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to employer wellness programs that are part of...
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NIDILRR is in the process of transitioning to the Administration For Community Living (ACL) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). As part of this transition process, NIDILRR will announce new grant competitions as a component of ACL. NIDILRR and ACL are managing the...
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Gates-Chili Central School District | PDF
Letter of FindingsRuling: Gates-Chili Schools Violated Americans With Disabilities Act When Service Dog Was Removed
TWC News
The U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division has ruled that the Gates-Chili School District violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when...
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Ford Didn't Violate ADA by Denying Telework To Employee With Bowel Illness, 6th Cir. Says
Bloomberg BNA
Ford Motor Co. didn't violate the Americans with Disabilities Act by not allowing an employee with irritable bowel syndrome to telecommute up to four days a week because “regular and predictable attendance”...