ADA Change Bill Sails Through U.S. Senate
September 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Senate unanimously approved the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 during...
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EEOC Publication Addresses Federal Employment for Disabled
August 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on Friday issued a new question-and-answer guide aimed...
Total Incapacitation not only Proof of Disability in Wyoming
August 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Wyoming State Supreme Court has decided that an employee's education and training level, and...
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DoL Helps Employers with Injured Veteran Issues
August 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor announced a new online resource to help employers in their...
Employer Was Not Off Base in Disability Cutoff
August 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has cleared an employer of wrongdoing in the firing of an...
Worker's Positive Drug Test not Grounds for Benefits Denial
August 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A state of Ohio appellate court has thrown out a decision by the Industrial Commission...
Nevada High Court Sanctions Worker's Comp Claims for Suicide
July 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If a Nevada worker suffers a workplace injury that is sufficiently connected to that person's...
Court Clears Disability Plan in Benefits Termination
July 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Michigan has cleared a disability plan administrator of wrongdoing on the...
Employers Must Provide Accommodations When Disability is Obvious
July 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled an employer has a duty to...
High Court to Look at Retroactive Application of Pregnancy Discrimination Act
June 23, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to determine whether employees who received less credited service...
Supreme Court Clears KY System of Age Discrimination
June 20, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Kentucky's retirement system does not discriminate against older...
ADA Expansion Bill Clears Two House Committees
June 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A measure that would expand coverage under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) passed the...
Court Finds no Reasonable Accommodations in Rotating Assignment Position
June 13, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 7th U.S. Court of Appeals has denied a correctional officer's Americans with Disabilities Act...
Uncooperative Benefits Applicant Loses Appellate Legal Battle
June 6, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has turned away an appeal of an employee fighting for benefits...
FL Appellate Court Upholds Sexual Assault Civil Claim Dismissal
May 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Florida state appellate court has upheld a state trial judge ruling that the parents...
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Survey Finds Many Women Underinsured
May 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many working moms underemphasize their own financial picture, including insurance and annual earnings, and focus...
Amputee from Work Accident Cannot Sue Employer
April 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Vermont Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court decision to dismiss claims brought by...
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Though Strapped Financially, Most not Protecting Income
March 31, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey from insurance provider The Hartford indicates 95% of consumers surveyed said they...
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Upsides to Hiring the Disabled Balanced by Employer Hiring Concerns
March 31, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study about the pros and cons of hiring disabled workers found that while...
Plan Committee Can Seek Reimbursement of Disability Overpayment
March 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has ruled that a retirement...