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Discrimination Laws
08
Jul

Federal Appeals Court Rules Special Needs Trust Distributions May Not Be Counted As Income By Section 8 Housing Program

July 8, 2016
Reversing a federal district court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled...
25
Jan

Medicaid Denial Reversed; Agency Failed to Accommodate Disabled Applicant or Assist in Obtaining Information and Documents

January 25, 2016
After he was admitted to a nursing home in 2013, petitioner, R.P., accrued unpaid bills...
15
Apr

Distributions From Special Needs Trust Cause Ineligibility For Housing Assistance Under Section 8 Program

April 15, 2015
A federal district court ruled that a public housing authority properly counted distributions from a...
08
Oct

Court Concludes Broad Discovery Requests For A Party’s Social Media Website Information Are Improper; Motion To Compel Denied

October 8, 2012
Social media websites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn often contain an enormous amount of highly...
10
Feb

Plaintiff Stated A Claim Under The ADA When NJ Refused To Raise The Income Cap Which Excluded Him From A Community Medicaid Program

February 10, 2010
In Duffy v. Velez, Civ. No. 09 – 5539 (D.N.J. 2010), plaintiff was a disabled...
22
Jan

Proposed New Federal Law Would Eliminate The Phrase "Mentally Retarded" From Government Programs

January 22, 2010
Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski (D) has proposed a bill that would eliminate the use of...
17
Jan

Two New Laws Help New Jerseyans With Autism Lead Productive, Independent Lives

January 17, 2010
New Jerseyans with an autism spectrum disorder gained two laws recently which, it is hoped,...
02
Dec

Federal Judge Rules That SSA’s Standard Print Notices Discriminate Against The Blind And Visually Impaired

December 2, 2009
A federal district court judge in California recently ruled that the Social Security Administration (SSA)...
30
Oct

LGBT Aging and Long-Term Care Fairness Survey

October 30, 2009
[I received the following email from the National Senior Citizens Law Center and affiliated groups...
09
Oct

Congress Acts To Extend Federal Hate Crimes Law To Cover The Disabled

October 9, 2009
The House has voted to give the disabled, as well as gays and lesbians, federal...

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