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Mitigating The Impact Of Title Vii's New Retaliation Standard: The Americans With Disabilities Act After University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center V. Nassar, August T. Johannsen
Mitigating The Impact Of Title Vii's New Retaliation Standard: The Americans With Disabilities Act After University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center V. Nassar, August T. Johannsen
William & Mary Law Review
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Mutual Marginalization: Individuals With Disabilities And Workers With Caregiving Responsibilities, Nicole B. Porter
Mutual Marginalization: Individuals With Disabilities And Workers With Caregiving Responsibilities, Nicole B. Porter
Faculty Publications
This Article explores the marginalization of two groups of employees--individuals with disabilities and workers with caregiving responsibilities. One might argue that these two groups have little in common. However, while these groups are not perfectly aligned, they do have much in common in the workplace. First, these employees are unable to consistently meet their employers' expectations of an "ideal worker." Thus, they often must seek adjustments or modifications in the workplace to accommodate for their failure to conform to the ideal-worker norm. The need for accommodation causes both groups of employees to suffer from "special-treatment stigma," which manifests itself in …