45 posts tagged Americans with Disabilities Act

It’s amazing how many articles I have started and not finished because better question came to mind. I initially wrote two pieces for this week. One on population saturation in New Hanover County and another on the conservative argument FOR mass transit.

When employees in the armed services return to work with combat-related disabilities, they get more legal protection beyond what the ADA provides. What exactly are companies required to do to help those employees get back to work?

On May 20th at 2p.m. HRSentry will be hosting a FREE webinar discussing three critical topics in the human resource industry, Workers Compensation, Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Family Medical Leave Act. These complex laws are responsible for a significant number of lawsuits and fines every year because employers do not know what is required.

Can I Attend School While Waiting To Get Approved Disability? If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. So You Can Learn Absolutely Every Thing You Need to Know About Disability! Although one can argue that School is not work and there is no income associated with going to School

LIVE Tele - Conference ALL ABOUT DISABILITY! Join me Wednesday May 7 11:00 am eastern standard time for a special conference ALL ABOUT DISABILITY. Wednesday you will learn how to use the ALL NEW Disability Digest Community to meet & learn from others with conditions and disabilities!

GINA, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimintation Act, has now passed back through the House of Representatives and is headed to the White House, where President Bush is expected to sign it into law, according to Associated Press writer, Jesse Holland in “House Approves anti-genetic discrimination

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibits private companies, state and local governments, employment agencies, and labor unions from disqualifying people with disabilities (PWDs) from seeking employment, promotion, salary increase, as well as other benefits of employment.

Beat The Disability Blue’s With A Shot of Josh Blue :) Josh Blue is a true inspiration… refusing to bow the challenges presented by Cerebral Palsy he has persevered to established himself as a rising star on the comedy circuit …recently winning NBC last comic sanding award, and is a member of the USA Paralympic Soccer Team ..

If an employee has an angry outburst and hurls profanities at a boss or co-workers, you’d fire him or her, right? Not so fast – it may have been the result of a protected disability. The biggest problem for employers is the increase in mental disorders that are protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Americans With Disabilities Act April 29th, 2008 The ADA prohibits private employers, state and local governments, employment agencies and labor unions from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities in job application procedures, hiring, firing, advancement, compensation, job training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.