Civil Rights

This is FindLaw’s collection of Civil Rights articles, part of the Litigation and Disputes section of the Corporate Counsel Center. A civil right is an enforceable right or privilege, which if interfered with by another gives rise to an action for injury. Examples of civil rights are freedom of speech, press, and assembly, the right to vote, freedom from involuntary servitude, and the right to equality in public places. Corporations have been gaining more civil rights in the courts throughout the years. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.

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Civil Rights Articles

Regulating Work Place Romances

At some time during your working life, you may have dated, or even married, someone you met at work. If you haven't, then the odds are that you know someone who has. A 1995 survey estimated that 80 percent of all employees have either observed or ...
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How Social Security Can Help With Vocational Rehabilitation

SSA Publication No. 05-10050 June 1997 ICN 460280 The Social Security Administration (SSA) can help people with disabilities get the vocational rehabilitation services they need to return to work or to go to work for the first time. We can put them ...
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New Supreme Court Rulings Affecting Employers

At the end of its recently completed term, the United States Supreme Court decided several significant cases involving important issues for employers regarding the scope of federal disability discrimination law and the circumstances under which ...
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Higher Education’s Obligations Under Section 504 And The American with Disabilities Act

U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Washington, D.C. Revised October 1996In 1973, Congress passed Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), a law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of physical or mental ...
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Office for Civil Rights: Frequently Asked Questions with Answers

Civil rights are rights belonging to an individual by virtue of citizenship. These include the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and by subsequent acts of Congress, including due ...
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2nd Circuit Rules DOMA Provision Violates Equal Protection

In an unprecedented analysis of the Defense of Marriage Act, the 2nd Circuit determined that the federal law commonly known as "DOMA," was subject to heightened scrutiny, and under that test, Section 3 of the law that defines marriage and spouse ...
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The Crime of Stalking: How Big Is the Problem?

The Crime of Stalking: How Big Is the Problem? Summary of a Presentation by Patricia Tjaden, Ph.D., Center for Policy Research Scientific information on stalking in the United States has been limited, despite unprecedented media, legal, and ...
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Americans With Disabilities Act: Questions and Answers

Questions and AnswersBarriers to employment, transportation, public accommodations, public services, and telecommunications have imposed staggering economic and social costs on American society and have undermined our well-intentioned efforts to ...
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Americans with Disabilities Act Update ‚ – The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Rules that the Disabled Employee must Identify what is a “Reasonable Accommodation”

The Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") forbids discrimination in the workplace against qualified individuals with a disability. An employer may be guilty of discrimination if he does not make a "reasonable accommodation" to the physical or ...
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Annexation In Georgia: Legal And Practical Considerations

Annexation is governed by O.C.G.A. Title 36, Chapter 36 (§ 36-36-1 et seq.) That chapter describes three main types of annexation: the 100 percent method, the 60 percent method, and annexation by resolution and referendum. Property can also be ...
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