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• Supreme Court Narrows Scope of Disabilities Protection ( July 1999 )
  

  The United States Supreme Court, in four decisions announced in May and June, narrowed the scope of the Ame.

• The Supreme Court Rules on Disability ( July 1999 )
  

  The United States Supreme Court issued several important employment decisions this term.

• U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Definition Of Disability ( July 1999 )
  

  On June 22, 1999, the United States Supreme Court issued two decisions that significantly alter the application of .

• U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Receipt Of Social Security Disability Benefits Does Not Preclude Disability Discrimination Claim ( July 1999 )
  

  The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled, in Cleveland v Policy Management Systems Corp, that pursuit and receipt of socia.

• U.S. Supreme Court clarifies who is disabled Under the ADA ( July 1999 )
  

  In its recently concluded term, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down four decisions examining whether employees with.

• Supreme Court's HIV Ruling May Have Broad Implications for Employers ( June 1998 )
  

  In its first-ever review of the definition of "disability" since passage of the ADA in 1990, the United States Supreme Court has issued a decision which, although arising in a non-employment-related context, will have far-reaching consequences for employers.

• Americans with Disabilities Act Update – The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Rules that the Disabled Employee must Identify what is a "Reasonable Accommodation" ( June 1999 )
  

  The Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") forbids discrimination in the workplace again.

• EEOC Issues Guidance on Interaction Between ADA and State Workers' Compensation Laws ( June 1999 )
  

  The purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is to prohibit employers from discriminating against .

• Mental Disorders, Job Stress and the ADA ( June 1999 )
  

  An increasing number of employees have attempted to base ADA claims on job stresses such as difficult working condi.

• New Supreme Court Rulings Affecting Employers ( June 1999 )
  

  This update considers the ramifications of several recent Supreme Court cases on employers regarding the scope of federal disability discrimination law and the circumstances under which employees can recover punitive damages under another federal anti-discrimination law.