Many employers avoid extending reasonable accommodations required under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) because they worry that it will be too costly or logistically challenging to do. That doesn't excuse them from reviewing the needs of their employees and...
Those with injuries and disabling medical conditions can't always do the same tasks as their co-workers and peers. Health concerns can limit someone's ability to perform demanding job responsibilities and make it harder for them to gain or retain employment. The...
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), which falls under the umbrella of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, is a federal law that prohibits employers from discriminating against pregnant or post-partum females. The PDA prohibits Kentucky from carrying out...
Discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex or nationality has been illegal since the 1964 Civil Rights Act. However, it was not until 1990 that people living with a disability received similar protection through the Americans with Disabilities Act...
Anyone with a visible disability (permanent or temporary) has an added sense of dread when they go to a job interview. Will the potential employer write them off entirely based on their own (often uninformed) views about what people can and cannot do? It can be...
In 2018, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) National Network (ADATA) compiled data that showed that 44 million American adults, or 18.5% of the U.S. population, reported having a mental health condition. The researchers also found that 18% of U.S. working...
Attention-deficit disorder (ADD) and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are often thought of as childhood problems that affect the ability to focus and function, particularly in school. But kids with ADD and ADHD grow up to become adults, and their...
Maybe you developed your injury on the job because of a workplace accident, or perhaps you were in a car crash on your way home from work, making the injury technically unrelated to your profession. People get hurt in ways that affect their ability to keep working...
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) puts forth federal laws to protect employees with any of several qualifying disabilities, physical or mental, from workplace discrimination in Kentucky and the rest of the United States. One of the disabilities protected by...
Workplace discrimination is against the law when a person has a protected status. There are many different factors that are considered the basis for discrimination, so workers should ensure they are aware of these and how they might be impacted by them. Laws against...
