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2. Grants Announced for University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research & Service (UCEDD) – Application Deadline February 15 Grants Announced for University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research & Service (UCEDD) - Application Deadline February 15...
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5. New Rule Proposed to Improve Employment of Veterans – Comment Deadline July 11 The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a new rule to strengthen affirmative action requirements of federal contractors and subcontractors for Veterans protected under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA). Comment deadline is July 11, 2011. Get Your Share of Cost Threshold with Dental Insurance Compare share of cost with dental insurance in the […]...
6. EEOC Sues Tideland EMC for Disability Discrimination The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against the Tideland Electric Membership Corporation for not accommodating an employee and then firing him because of his disability. The employee takes a legally prescribed narcotic medication to manage a chronic pain condition. After learning about this, Tideland EMC terminated the employee without giving him time to change his medication […]...
7. 2011 Accessible Transportation Coalitions Initiative (ATCI) – Application Deadline January 31, Share of Cost 2011 Accessible Transportation Coalitions Initiative (ATCI) – Application Deadline January 31, Share of Cost...
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9. Employers Still Excluding Large Groups of People from Jobs Based on Race, Sex, Age & Disability Experts testified at a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) meeting that employers nationwide continue to discriminate against job seekers based on their race, sex, age, national origin, disability or other prohibited bases. An EEOC trial attorney described the case of two deaf applicants who were denied employment by Walmart because they were deaf. The public can submit written comments by mail […]...
10. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Charges The Gap with Unlawfully Firing Employee with a Disability EEOC has charged The Gap with violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits employers from terminating employees because of such medical conditions. The employee took leave because of medical problems related to glomerolonephritis, a kidney disorder.  He returned to work and was then fired on the spot. EEOC is asking for back pay and compensatory damages for emotional distress and […]...
11. 2010 Interagency Disability Educational Awareness Showcase (IDEAS) – December 13 – 14 The federal government’s premier conference on Section 508 compliance and accessible workplace technology for people with disabilities will be held December 13 – 14, 2010 in Washington, DC. You are invited to learn more about the President’s Executive Order to increase the hiring of people with disabilities; the nuts and bolts of Section 508 compliance; and how […]...
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13. Leading Corporate Disability Inclusion Practices – June 30 The Employer Assistance and Resource Network (EARN) will host a free webinar from 2 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern on June 30, 2011. During the webinar business leaders will talk about recruiting and hiring Veterans with disabilities and including people with disabilities as part of their diversity strategy. Check our share of cost site for additional […]...
14. Share of Cost, UF Receives $4.7 Million To Study Marijuana’s Role In Immunity Among HIV-positive Adolescents HIV experts at the University of Florida, along with colleagues at the University of South Florida and the University of California, San Diego, have been awarded $4.7 million by the National Institutes of Health to study how the complex interplay between marijuana use and HIV infection can influence the development of neurological disorders in adolescents....
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