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  1. Settlement Agreement Between the United States of America and Mercy Suburban Hospital Under the Americans With Disabilities Act

    A Pennsylvania-area hospital whose surgeon refused to perform bariatric surgery on a woman because she is living with HIV settled an action brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in which the hospital agreed to pay compensation to the woman in th ...

    admin - 10/12/2015 10:29am

  2. State Policies Concerning LGBTQ Youth, get R.E.A.L., Center for the Study of Social Policy (2013)

    This chart is a compilation of state laws that affect LGBTQ youth, especially those in state custody. The charts covers laws in each state pertaining to public accommodations, social services (general), child welfare (specific services and programs), fost ...

    admin - 8/27/2014 1:17pm

  3. 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

  4. Settlement Agreement between the United States of America and Knoxville Chiropractic Centers, under the American With Disabilities Act, (2012)

    This settlement agreement stems from a complaint, filed with the United States Department of Justice, which alleged that Knoxville Chiropractic Centers (Knoxville Chiropractic) refused to treat an individual on the basis of his HIV status in violation of T ...

    admin - 3/9/2016 11:09am

  5. Know Your Rights, Rhode Island – HIV, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)

    Know Your Rights, Rhode Island – HIV is a fact sheet created by Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders that summarizes the rights of people living with HIV in Rhode Island. It provides a description of how, both under Rhode Island and federal law, dis ...

    admin - 3/31/2016 9:52am

  6. Know Your Rights, Massachusetts – HIV, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)

    Know Your Rights, Massachusetts – HIV is a fact sheet created by Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders that summarizes the rights of people living with HIV in Massachusetts. It provides a description of how, both under Massachusetts and federal law, ...

    admin - 3/31/2016 9:53am

  7. Know Your Rights, Connecticut – HIV, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)

    Know Your Rights, Connecticut – HIV is a fact sheet created by Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders that summarizes the rights of people living with HIV in Connecticut. It provides a description of how, both under Connecticut and federal law, discri ...

    admin - 3/31/2016 9:53am

  8. Know Your Rights, Vermont – HIV, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)

    HIV Know Your Rights, Vermont is a fact sheet created by Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) that summarizes the rights of people living with HIV in Vermont. It provides a description of how, both under Vermont and federal law, discriminatio ...

    admin - 3/31/2016 9:53am

  9. Know Your Rights New Hampshire – HIV, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) (2014)

    This fact sheet summarizes the rights of people living with HIV in the state of New Hampshire. It describes state and federal anti-discrimination protections, as well as information regarding confidentiality, consent required for HIV testing, disability i ...

    admin - 3/31/2016 9:54am

  10. Maureen K. v. Tuschka (Appeal), 155 Cal. Rptr. 3d 620 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013)

    In this appellate decision, the Court of Appeal of the State of California Second Appellate District found that the respondent’s refusal to provide medical treatment to the appellant due to the appellant’s HIV status was a violation of the Unruh Civil Rig ...

    admin - 4/10/2014 1:29pm

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