In a move that could have widespread implications, a judge has ordered a sheltered workshop to pay more than $54,000 in damages and back pay after wrongly setting subminimum wages.Source: Judge Orders Back Pay For Sheltered Workshop Employees – Disability Scoop
Airline regulators are looking to improve service for passengers with disabilities with possible new rules on everything from restroom access to in-flight entertainment and service animals.Source: Fliers With Disabilities Could See Airline Changes In Future – Disability Scoop
One of the city’s most beloved tourist attractions is a nightmare for people in wheelchairs, a disability rights group says.Source: Wheelchair advocate says NY ferry violates disabilities law – NY Daily News
Source: FBI Reports Rise In Disability-Related Hate Crimes – Disability ScoopNew federal data indicates that the number of reported hate crimes targeting people with disabilities has ticked up.
Effective January 1, 2016, an employee’s request for an accommodation for a disability or for religious reasons is considered to be “protected activity” for a retaliation claim undSource: Employee’s Request for a Disability or Religious Accommodation Is Considered Protected Activity Under Change to the Fair Employment and Housing Act | The National Law Review
Source: Texas Agency: 4 Districts Violated Law On Disabled Students « CBS Dallas / Fort WorthFour Texas school districts violated federal law by not properly evaluating students with disabilities before sending them to court for missing school, a state agency’s investigation has found.
Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) November 3, 2015 – Senator John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, has introduced a bill to expedite the paymentSource: Bill Seeks to Expedite Social Security Disability Benefits for the Terminally Ill – Law Firm Newswire
Source: Fake Cover Letters Reveal Disability Job BiasEmployers — especially at small companies — are far less likely to respond to job seekers with disabilities, according to findings from a field test looking at thousands of applications.
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