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
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Questions and Answers: the ADA and Persons with HIV/AIDS
U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section I. Introduction 1. Q: What is the ADA? A: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) gives federal civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities similar to those ...
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Low Income Housing Tax Credits
Explore the pitfalls and opportunities public agencies and nonprofits can face when developing affordable housing What should you look for in working with a potential partner? PAHRA Spring ConferenceMay 2-5, 1999 Ramada Plaza Suites, Pittsburgh I ...
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Employment: Your Rights Under the Law
It is against the law in the United State to discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age over 40, or disability. The law prohibits discrimination in hiring, promotion and termination. It is against ...
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When to Raise the Roof
In 1972 Bernadine Suitum and her late husband purchased a lot in the Mill Creek Estates Subdivision of Incline Village to build their retirement home. Today, 25 years later, the lot still stands vacant. Even though it is the only privately owned ...
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What Every Employer Better Know About the Law, or How to Keep Your Employees from Getting Rich at Your Expense
Consider the following: Example 4 highlights another "you never would have guessed it" provision of the ADA -- you cannot routinely screen job applicants for their medical condition. If you do so, the ADA suit will follow. THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL ...
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Three Supreme Court Cases Clarify ADA Obligations
Three cases decided by the Supreme Court on June 22, 1999, are helpful to employers because they remove from ADA coverage many millions of Americans whose impairments are corrected with medication or with devices like eyeglasses. In Sutton v ...
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The War Between Diversity And Religion And The No-Man’s Land Employers Must Walk Through
Employers pushing toward diversity in the workplace are now encountering push-back from employees on the religious right. These employees contend that diversity policies requiring them to "value" concepts with which they fundamentally disagree for ...
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The Duty to Treat and the Americans with Disabilities Act: The Case of the Hearing Impaired
The Americans with Disabilities Act (the "ADA") may require health care service providers to take affirmative measures to accommodate persons with disabilities. Title III of the ADA regulates all "places of public accommodation." Professional ...
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The EEOC Issues ADA Enforcement Guidance
In March the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued enforcement guidance on application of the *reasonable accommodation* and *undue hardship* standards under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). While the requirements inherent in ...
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Supreme Court Update 1999-2000
An overview of key U.S. Supreme Court decisions in the 1999-2000 session is provided below. The Supreme Court held on March 22, 2000 that Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act protects a product.s design (or "trade dress") only if the owner can prove ...
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