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Deference And Disability Discrimination, Rebecca H. White Dec 2000

Deference And Disability Discrimination, Rebecca H. White

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In 1999, the question of deference to the EEOC grabbed the spotlight. It surfaced in a case that arose under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the "ADA"), a relatively new, and sweeping, anti-discrimination law that prohibits workplace discrimination against qualified individuals with a disability. A difficult substantive question was presented: Is the determination of whether one has a disability within the meaning of the ADA to be made with or without regard to mitigating measures? Instinctively, either a "yes" or a "no" answer seems problematic. On the one hand, defining disability without regard to the corrective effects of …


Discrimination Based On Hiv/Aids And Other Health Conditions: "Disability" As Defined Under Federal And State Law, David W. Webber Jan 2000

Discrimination Based On Hiv/Aids And Other Health Conditions: "Disability" As Defined Under Federal And State Law, David W. Webber

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

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Adverse Impact Of Predisposition Testing On Major Life Activities: Lessons From Brca 1/2testing, Katherine A. Schneider Jan 2000

Adverse Impact Of Predisposition Testing On Major Life Activities: Lessons From Brca 1/2testing, Katherine A. Schneider

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

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The Definition Of Disability: Perspective Of The Disability Community, Deborah Kaplan Jan 2000

The Definition Of Disability: Perspective Of The Disability Community, Deborah Kaplan

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

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Bragdon V. Abbott: Extending The Americans With Disabilities Act To Asymptomatic Individuals, Eugenia Liu Jan 2000

Bragdon V. Abbott: Extending The Americans With Disabilities Act To Asymptomatic Individuals, Eugenia Liu

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

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