Disability discrimination does not necessarily need to be an overt act on the part of an employer or a prospective employer to be considered a legal violation in Kentucky. Some of the ways in which employers will avoid hiring a person who is disabled is to require...
Disability Discrimination
Can disability discrimination include refusal to grant leave?
The Americans with Disabilities Act provides protection to workers to stop employers from exhibiting any kind of discrimination against them during the hiring process, when they are on the job, and when dismissing them among many other aspects of work. Employers are...
Worker files disability discrimination lawsuit against Amazon
Kentucky workers who are suffering from an illness or condition that requires various reasonable accommodations so they can do their job should be granted those accommodations without fear of not being hired or losing the job because of their issues. If they are...
Disability discrimination, the ADA and reasonable accommodation
Disabled Kentuckians have the right to work just like those who are not disabled. However, even with greater attention paid to worker rights and fairness, disability discrimination continues to be a problem. Workers who are confronted with this type of mistreatment...
Working with a disability: Your rights and UK’s contributions
Having a disability should not prevent you from the opportunity to earn gainful employment. In many cases, people with disabilities have much to offer an employer, in addition to the desire to add their strengths to a team. Though discrimination in the workplace does...
What constitutes illegal disability discrimination?
Disability discrimination occurs when an employer covered by the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) treats a person with a disability unfavorably in any aspect of employment. The law requires fair and equal treatment of people with disabilities who are able to...