The New Jersey Legislature is considering a bill that will prohibit the payment of temporary disability benefits to individuals while they are incarcerated. Sponsored by Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia and Assemblyman …
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Under the settlement, Canvas Nails & Spa LLC, of Chandler, agrees to adopt and post in a conspicuous place a non-discrimination policy, to train current and future employees on the …
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A significant legislative development occurred in Trenton, where the Senate Labor Committee approved a bill aimed at enhancing employment opportunities for people with disabilities. The legislation, spearheaded by Senators Linda …
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ST. LOUIS – Gino Rives, a 36-year-old man from Edmundson, pleaded guilty on Thursday to five counts of theft of government funds, involving a scheme where he falsely claimed disability …
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By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a lower court’s decision that had let a Florida woman pursue a lawsuit accusing a Maine …
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NEWARK, N.J. – A Morris County woman charged with fraud and making false statements will make her initial court appearance today, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Pamela VanSyckle, 60, …
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INDIANAPOLIS- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana (USAO) and Indiana Disability Rights (IDR) are partnering to survey the accessibility of early polling sites for 2023 …
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By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday raised concerns about lawsuits targeting hotels and other places of lodging for omitting details in …
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Supreme Court Denies Disability Act Tester’s Bid To Shield Case From Review After Her Lawyer Is Exposed For Fraud Katelynn Richardson on August 10, 2023 The Supreme Court said Thursday …
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By David Thomas (Reuters) – A Florida lawyer was sentenced to four years in federal prison for mail fraud on Thursday after prosecutors in New York said he filed hundreds …
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TRENTON – The Division on Civil Rights (DCR) and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin have made public the Findings of Probable Cause in five cases involving alleged discrimination based on …
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MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has recently charged Serrot Management LLC, a property owner in Maplewood, New Jersey, and its realtor with violating …
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Can A Hotel Be Sued Over Disability Accommodations By Someone Who’s Never Been There? SCOTUS To Decide Katelynn Richardson on March 27, 2023 The Supreme Court will take a case …
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NEWARK, N.J. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office has reached settlement with an Ocean County, New Jersey, nail salon to resolve allegations that the salon discriminates against individuals with mobility impairments …
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Blue State’s Homeless Encampments Violate Disability Rights, Federal Lawsuit Says Katelynn Richardson on February 9, 2023 A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in California cites Sacramento’s rampant homeless encampments as a …
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(Corrects to reflect that one plaintiff was laid off and is not a current employee in paragraphs 5-7) By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -Twitter Inc has asked a federal judge in …
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Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Angela Marie Farr, age 36, of Lexington Park, Maryland, yesterday to 30 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of …
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WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today that the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) and seven private developers have agreed to pay $250,000 to settle claims that they …
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Baltimore, Maryland – United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division announced today …
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WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today intervened in a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by individuals with mobility disabilities against the City of San Juan, Puerto Rico under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) …
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United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin joins The Justice Department in announcing on, September 9, 2022 it has filed a lawsuit alleging that the …
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HARRISBURG (PRESS RELEASE) – Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced the arrests of Allegheny County care providers August Young and Eric Walker for assaulting an individual with intellectual disabilities. Young …
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The United States reached a settlement on August 19, 2022, with Covenant Health (Covenant). Covenant is a not-for-profit health care organization headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee. Covenant operates …
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KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A federal jury convicted a Kansas veteran of wire fraud and theft of government funds in charges related to a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department …
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Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), …