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Restoring Civil Rights To The Disabled In Health Insurance, Valarie K. Blake
Restoring Civil Rights To The Disabled In Health Insurance, Valarie K. Blake
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Disability discrimination permeates the American health insurance system. This discrimination is problematic because adequate health benefits at affordable rates are integral to a disabled person’s full participation and integration in society. Civil rights laws for the disabled, like the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its predecessor, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehab Act), have done much to improve the lives of disabled Americans in the workplace and in public life. Yet in healthcare, particularly healthcare financing, civil rights efforts have been stunted.
Civil rights in healthcare have failed for a number of reasons yet one reason is undoubtedly the …
Discrimination Cases In The October 2004 Term, Eileen Kaufman
Discrimination Cases In The October 2004 Term, Eileen Kaufman
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Discrimination Cases Of The 2002 Term (Symposium: The Fifteenth Annual Supreme Court Review), Eileen Kaufman
Discrimination Cases Of The 2002 Term (Symposium: The Fifteenth Annual Supreme Court Review), Eileen Kaufman
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Discrimination Cases In The 2001 Term Of The Supreme Court (Symposium: The Fourteenth Annual Supreme Court Review), Eileen Kaufman
Discrimination Cases In The 2001 Term Of The Supreme Court (Symposium: The Fourteenth Annual Supreme Court Review), Eileen Kaufman
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Discrimination Cases In The Supreme Court’S 1998 Term, Eileen Kaufman
Discrimination Cases In The Supreme Court’S 1998 Term, Eileen Kaufman
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In the Supreme Court's 1997 Term, the Supreme Court had decided a record number of statutory discrimination cases. However, that record was exceeded in the Supreme Court's 1998 Term with the Court addressing issues arising under Title VII, which covers discrimination in employment; Title IX, which covers discrimination in schools; and most significantly, the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination based on disability. Overall, the term scored significant victories for employers who were given considerable latitude to set their own physical characteristic standards and who were, to a large extent, immunized from liability for punitive damages. There was an …
Introduction (Symposium On Municipal Liability), Patricia E. Salkin
Introduction (Symposium On Municipal Liability), Patricia E. Salkin
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