Disability News
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Letter of Findings: Philadelphia Police Department | PDF
A Smart Approach to Accommodating Employees with Disabilities
Lexology
As the overall U.S. population shifts, so too do workforce demographics. Based on the different ways the population is changing, employers can expect that more future employees will have disabilities...
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60 Minutes Goes Prime Time with ADA Drive By Lawsuits
The National Law Review
In case you missed it, on December 4, 2016, the popular news program 60 Minutes aired a story on the alarming growing number of ADA drive-by lawsuits filed against businesses. A transcript of the story...
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Suit settled over handicapped-accessible housing
Jackson Clarion Ledger
Developers of six housing complexes in Mississippi have agreed to make the apartments and condominiums more accessible to people with disabilities.
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit in May 2014 against Ike W. Thrash, Dawn Properties Inc., Southern Cross Construction Company...
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Must Your Stadium, Theater, or Museum Offer Complimentary Admission to Personal Care Providers?
Lexology
Are public accommodations required to admit personal care providers for free? That’s the question that the lawyers in our Disability Access Practice Group have been hearing with increasing frequency since the U.S. District Court for...
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Settlement Agreement: Arlington County Sheriff
Always consider disability accommodations
Business Management Daily
Even if you believe no accommodation is possible for a disabled worker, the ADA requires you to at least consider the possibility. Always discuss the possibilities with the employee before deciding she can’t be accommodated.
Recent...
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ADA case highlights need for workplace policies to accommodate disabilities
The Pennsylvania Record
For jobs that place real and necessary physical requirements on employees, employers encounter some challenges to maintain those standards without violating laws protecting individuals with disabilities.
In the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of...