By Neil H. Deutsch | Published July 24, 2012 | Posted in Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination | Tagged Tags: disability, employment discrimination, pregnancy, pregnancy discrimination | Leave a comment
A recent paper by a University of Dayton law professor, Jeannette Cox, puts forth the idea that pregnant women should be covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), in order to protect them from discrimination in the workplace. Because the ADA doesn’t recognize pregnancy as a disability, Cox argues, it leaves pregnant women vulnerable Read More
Read MoreAn age discrimination case in the current news has caught the attention of pop culture. This is because an actress is suing the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) for revealing her age on its website. The woman had a subscription to IMDbPro in order to showcase her acting credits. The suit alleges that the site took Read More
Read MoreThe Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), prohibits employers from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities in the workplace. The Act states that an individual with a disability is one who: Has a physical or mental impairment that limits one or more major life activities Has a record of such an impairment or is Read More
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