Guide to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

July 20, 2010 by wgarnett  
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This act is very considerate of people with disabilities, and it allows disabled people to receive the conditions they need to be able to work. For example a diabetic person can stop and eat or check blood sugar levels when needed. There are many considerate parts of this act such as buildings must be made accessible to people with disabilities and blind people must be read bulletins to. Â This act qualifies people with disabilities as people with a “mental or physical impairments that substantially limits one or more major life activities” (FAADA).

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Employers Should Become Aware of Constructive Discharge In the Workplace

September 29, 2009 by wgarnett  
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There are a lot of workplace rules that employers must be aware.  A constructive discharge occurs when an employee’s working conditions become so intolerable because of harassment that no reasonable person could continue working for the employer. These claims are difficult to prove, especially since most employment relationships in Illinois are at-will.

Read the full article linked below.

http://chicagoemployeeadvocate.blogspot.com/2009/09/constructive-discharge.html

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What Do You Discriminated Against?

July 31, 2009 by wgarnett  
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So I was talking with a friend when she sent me a post she read on a blog that got me thinking. There are many things to discriminate against; race, sex, age, sexual orientation but what is trans discrimination? It isn’t gender discrimination in isolation… it isn’t sexual discrimination.

Link to the full article below.

http://o1oo1o11.wordpress.com/2009/07/28/what-do-you-discriminated-against/

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