Tag: Americans with Disabilities Act
In 1990, Congress granted people with disabilities the same federal protections against employment discrimination that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 had provided on the basis of sex and race. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) also added a second level of support: employers must find ways to help the disabled perform their jobs. This…
A unique situation faces older workers with a disability: apply for federal disability insurance now or try to hold on and keep working to retirement age. Of course, people who leave the labor force and apply for disability are taking a risk: they might be denied the benefits. But another possible factor in how thes…
