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A Study Of Occupational Disease Claims Within Washington's Workers' Compensation System, Kevin Hollenbeck, Peter S. Barth, H. Allan Hunt, Kenneth D. Rosenman Aug 2013

A Study Of Occupational Disease Claims Within Washington's Workers' Compensation System, Kevin Hollenbeck, Peter S. Barth, H. Allan Hunt, Kenneth D. Rosenman

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Invisible Ink: Intersectionality And Political Inquiry, Dara Z. Strolovich Jun 2013

Invisible Ink: Intersectionality And Political Inquiry, Dara Z. Strolovich

Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality

No abstract provided.


Data Note: State Intellectual And Developmental Disability Agencies’ Service Trends, Jean Winsor Jan 2013

Data Note: State Intellectual And Developmental Disability Agencies’ Service Trends, Jean Winsor

Data Note Series, Institute for Community Inclusion

In FY2011, an estimated 570,406 individuals received day or employment supports from state IDD program agencies. This number grew from 458,650 in FY1999. The estimated number of individuals in integrated employment services increased from 108,296 in FY1999 to 110,295 in FY2011. State investment continues to emphasize facility-based and non-work services, rather than integrated employment services. Figure 1 shows the trends in the percentage of people served in integrated employment and facilitybased and non-work settings between FY2004 and FY2011.


Unprotected Sex: The Pregnancy Discrimination Act At 35, Deborah L. Brake, Joanna L. Grossman Jan 2013

Unprotected Sex: The Pregnancy Discrimination Act At 35, Deborah L. Brake, Joanna L. Grossman

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Thirty-five years ago, Congress passed the Pregnancy Discrimination Act to overturn a Supreme Court decision refusing to recognize pregnancy discrimination as a form of discrimination based on sex. Now, three and a half decades later, women whose work lives are impacted by pregnancy are again finding themselves unprotected from discrimination. Lower court rulings have eviscerated the Act’s protections at the same time that an expansion of worker rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act should redound to the benefit of pregnant women by expanding the pool of comparators who receive accommodations. By following trends in discrimination law generally - equating …