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Support and Well-Being of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Children and Youth, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (2017)
This comprehensive policy from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is meant to promote the safety and well being of LGBTQ youth in its care. Built upon protections in the Illinois Human Rights Act, the policy sets a minimum stan ...
admin - 6/12/2017 9:38am
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Iowa Contagious or Infectious Disease Transmission Act, Chapter 709D (2014)
In May 2014, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed into law Iowa's revised version of its former criminal HIV Transmission Law. The new law repealed the former Chapter 709C and replaced it with new Chapter 709D, Contagious or Infectious Disease Transmi ...
admin - 6/13/2017 6:08pm
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Changes to Claims Policy Involving Same-Sex Marriage in Several States — One-Time-Only Instruction, Social Security Administration, October 2014
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has been working with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to determine how developments in the courts in connection with marriage equality for same-sex couplex affect SSA programs. This emergency message (EM) prov ...
admin - 10/22/2015 9:56am
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California Governor Signs Law Requiring Prosecutors to Petition Courts for Permission to Use Condoms as Evidence of Prostitution
On September 18, 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 336 into law. The bill, authored by San Francisco Assembly Member Tom Ammiano, requires prosecutors who want to use the possession of one or more condoms as evidence of prostitutio ...
admin - 10/22/2015 11:32am
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How to Comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Guide for Restaurants and Other Food Service Employers, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (2011)
This is a compilation of explanations and answers to frequently asked questions that outline how food service employers can avoid liability by staying in compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). It explains those ADA employment rules relev ...
admin - 10/22/2015 11:32am
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Best Practices Guide to Reform HIV-Specific Criminal Laws to Align with Scientifically-Supported Factors, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division (2014)
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admin - 6/15/2017 10:17am
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Identification, Surveillance, and Administration of Personnel Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Army Regulation 600-110, Department of the Army (2014)
Army Regulation 600-110 (AR 600-110)- Identification, Surveillance, and Administration of Personnel Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus was previously published in August 2012. It is now superseded by the most recent version, published in April 201 ...
admin - 6/10/2014 5:23pm
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Processing Appeals Involving Same-Sex Marriage (United States v. Windsor), HALLEX, Social Security Administration, Issued Feb. 12, 2014
This section of the Social Security Administration (SSA) Hearings, Appeals, and Litigation Law Manual (HALLEX) sets forth temporary instructions advising Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) staff of SSA’s new policies and procedures for cl ...
admin - 4/17/2014 10:57am
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Sexual and Reproductive Health Care for Youth in Foster Care (Draft), NYC Administration for Children’s Services (2013)
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admin - 3/14/2014 1:13pm
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, Section 572
Section 572 of the nearly two thousand page-long National Defense Authorization Act of 2014 (NDAA), which approves spending for the military and national security, gives the Secretary of Defense 180 days to submit a report describing policies on the enlis ...
admin - 1/30/2014 11:39am