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 Accommodating the Allergic Employee in
the Workplace (Cornell University School of Industrial
and Labor Relations, 1994)
 AFL-CIO
Civil and Human Rights Department 815 16th Street NW,
Washington DC 20006; Tel: 202-637-5270
The
Americans with Disabilities Act and Collective Bargaining
Issues (Cornell University School of Industrial &
Labor Relations, 1997)
The
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Injured Workers (Cornell
University School of Industrial & Labor Relations, 1997)
Americans
with Disabilities Act Information on the Web (U.S.
Department of Justice)
Americans
with Disabilities Act Document Center
The
Americans with Disabilities Act: Questions and Answers
(U.S. Department of Justice)
Americans
with Disabilities Act Technical Assistance Program
The
Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave
Act, and Ergonomic Injuries (American
Bar Association) A very broad overview of some of the issues
under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family and
Medical Leave Act as they relate to claims made by people
who are current workers with occupational injuries or illnesses.
Center for
Independence of the Disabled in New York
Disability
and the Workplace: An Internet Primer (Cornell University
School of Industrial & Labor Relations, 1999)
Eastern
Paralyzed Veterans Association, 75-20 Astoria Boulevard,
Queens NY 11370 Tel: 718-803-3782; Fax: 718-803-0414
Guide
to Disability Rights Laws (U.S. Department of Justice,
2002)
Job
Accommodation Network
New
York State Office of Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
New
York State Division of Human Rights
Occupational
Safety and Health Issues For Workers with Disabilities
(New Jersey Public Employees Occupational
Safety and Health Program, 2001)
Office
of Disability Employment Policy (U.S. Department of
Labor)
Program
on Employment and Disability (Home page of a large,
diverse site, Cornell University School of Industrial &
Labor Relations)
Protecting
Workers with Developmental Disabilities (U.S. National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2000)
Protection
Against Discrimination Rights under the Federal Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, the Title I of the Laws of Puerto Rico and the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (New York State Office
of Advocate for Persons with Disabilities)
Rights
of People with Disabilities (Eastern Paralyzed Veterans
Association)
Supreme
Court Decision in Toyota Motor Manufacturing v. Williams,
January 8, 2002
U.S.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Using
ADA in the Workplace (United Electrical, Radio and
Machine Workers of America)
Working
with a Disability (United Federation of Teachers)
Your
Employment Rights as an Individual With a Disability (U.S.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
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'Injuries and Disabilities' — (Washington Post letter to the
editor, January 15, 2002) — The Jan. 9 editorial "Injuries
and Disabilities" on the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Americans
With Disabilities Act ruling trivialized workplace injuries such
as those suffered by Ella Williams, and inappropriately absolved
employers from responsibility for accommodating workers who are
injured on the job. 
State Law May Give Workers Advantage in Disability
Cases — (Newsday, January 10, 2001) — Though
the U.S. Supreme Court's January 8 decision narrowing protections
for injured workers generally has been hailed as a victory for
employers, that's not the case in New York State, some experts
said yesterday.
Justices Narrow Breadth of Law on Disabilities — (New York Times, January 9, 2002)
— The Supreme Court ruled today that to qualify as disabled,
and therefore to be protected by the Americans With Disabilities
Act, a person must have substantial limitations on abilities
that are "central to daily life," and not only to life
in the workplace. For the text of the Supreme
Court's January 8 decision, click
here.
Federal Appeals Court rules that HIV-positive
dental hygienist poses "a direct threat to his patients,"
and is not protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Click
here for the text of the December 21 decision.
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