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Department of Labor May Raise Wages for Disabled Federal Contractors, After All

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Last week, In These Times broke the news that Obama’s executive order raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour for federal contractors would not apply to the thousands of disabled workers who currently make subminimum wages—some as low as pennies an hour—under “14(c) programs.” Now, In These Times has learned that the Department of Labor is examining its position …

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Obama’s Wage Hike For Federal Contractors Won’t Apply to Disabled Workers

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In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Obama announced that he would issue an executive order raising the minimum wage to $10.10 for workers employed on federal contracts. The order has yet to be issued, so it’s unclear exactly how many and what type of workers will be covered. However, one group is already …

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Cancer Victim Fired For Disclosing Brain Tumor Has Claim For Disability Discrimination

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A U.S. District Court in Texas ruled that a  Houston P.F.Chang’s restaurant may have violated the Americans with Disability Act when it fired one of its restaurant managers three days after he disclosed that he had a brain tumor. On June 8, 2009 Jason Meinelt was diagnosed with a brain tumor. He told his boss, …

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Employee Rights Short Takes: Scalia’s Impartiality Questioned, Two Punitive Damage Awards, Disability Discrimination And More

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Here are a few employee rights Short Takes worth noting: Scalia Says Due Process Clause Does Not Prohibit Sex Discrimination For those who may have missed it, Justice Antonin Scalia recently expressed his view that neither women nor gays are protected against discrimination under the 14th amendment of the Constitution. The statement was made in …

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One Shocking Incident Of Disability Discrimination Supports Verdict For Employee

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Judgment For Employee Due To Employer’s Failure To Accommodate I don’t remember ever reading a case quite like this one. The facts are quite graphic so be prepared. The story revolves around an incident of a store’s failure to accommodate a disability which led to a tragic result. What Happened In The Case A woman …

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Great Disability Rights Opinion From Seventh Circuit For Employees And Their Lawyers

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Employee With MS Wins Appeal In Seventh Circuit “Regarded As” Disability Decision A case was decided by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals last week that was an important victory for the employee as well as his lawyers. In Brunker v. Schwan’s Home Service, Inc. the Court reversed judgment in favor of Schwan’s on Brunker’s …

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Madeline Messa

Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.

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