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Americans With Disabilities Act: Title III Highlights ( March 1999 )
An outline of the key requirements of the ADA for businesses and non-profit agencies. -
Americans With Disabilities Act: Title III Technical Assistance Manual ( November 1993 )
This technical assistance manual addresses the requirements of title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which applies to public accommodations, commercial facilities, and private entities offering certain examinations and courses. -
Tax Incentives Packet on the Americans with Disabilities Act ( September 1998 )
A packet of information to help businesses understand and take advantage of the tax credit and deduction available for complying with the ADA. -
Medical Questions on Employment Application Create Viable ADA Claim for Non-Disabled Applicant ( March 1999 )
A recent Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling serves as a strong reminder to employers to avoid asking job applicants health-related questions. In Griffin v. Steeltek, Inc., the court held that a job applicant who was neither disabled, nor perceived to be disabled, was nonetheless entitled to sue the employer under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") for injuries flowing from impermissible questions on his job application. -
The Americans With Disabilities Act and Medical Plans ( March 1999 )
Analyzes the ADA and how it relates to medical plans. -
EEOC Issues Guidance on Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities and the Americans with Disabilities Act ( December 1998 )
The EEOC recently issued a written guidance explaining what, in the agency's view, constitutes a protected psychiat. -
Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Determines Distinction Between a Disability under the Social Security Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act ( December 1998 )
The Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Florida's Federal Appeals Court, has ruled that an individual deemed t. -
When "Mitigating Measures" may be Considered in Determining Disability ( November 1998 )
In this case, the Fifth Circuit addressed a novel issue under the ADA that has yet to be resolved by the Supreme Court: in determining whether an individual is "disabled" under the ADA, whether the condition at issue be assessed with or without mitigating measures such as medication. -
Support Your Local Arsonist Or The Tilted Playing Field In New York ( September 1998 )
The topic is the current New York rule that requires an insurer, in defending an action on a policy of fire insuran. -
Mitigating Factors Count in Determining "Handicap" Status ( August 1998 )
In Chmielewski v Xermac, Inc., 1998 Mich LEXIS 1326 (June 9, 1998), the Michigan Supreme Court held that the determ.