The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released statistics on number of private-sector charges of discrimination received for 2013. The EEOC’s annual Performance and Accountability Report stated that 93,727 charges of private-sector discrimination were received for fiscal year 2013, which ended in September. This is 6,000 fewer charges…
Buffalo, NY — The Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be celebrated across the country from July 22-28. July 26th will mark the 23rd Anniversary of President George H. Bush signing the ADA, which gave additional rights to individuals with disabilities. President Bush signed the ADA on…
Awaiting a decision on your Social Security Disability claim can be stressful. For many, it can be a major hurdle just to make ends meet as bills begin to mount each day. Consequently, applicants often ask whether they may work while waiting for a decision on their Disability claim. With…
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects the right to work for individuals who have become disabled due to an illness or injury. Sounds simple, but is it? The ADA also protects employers by providing that the individual can only require “reasonable accommodations” to do his or her job, and…
Jeffrey Freedman was recently appointed to serve on the Amherst Committee on Disabilities. Councilmember Mark A. Manna recommended Freedman based on his experience in handling Social Security Disability cases and his knowledge of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The mission of the committee, Manna said, is to improve compliance…
Accessibility in Restaurants Under the ADA, a number of cases have been brought against fast food restaurants for failing to provide accessible communication to its customers with disabilities. Restaurants must make their menus accessible to those customers who are blind or visually impaired. The plaintiff in Camarillo v. Carrols Corporation…
Some examples of successful Americans with Disabilities Act cases include the following: Several fast-food restaurants were forced to pay compensation to a disability support group. The restaurants lacked van-accessible parking spaces, had improper accessible parking signage, check-out counters that were too high, doors that were difficult to push open, and…
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? Congress passed the law in 1990 with the intent to “provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities.” The ADA protects the rights of people living with disabilities in areas such as employment, transportation,…
Jeffrey Freedman Attorneys, PLLC announces that the law firm will engage in an endeavor to encourage enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). July 26, 2012 marked the 22nd anniversary of the signing of the ADA. The primary purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act is to guarantee that…
By Jeffrey Freedman Imagine living in a world where it’s a struggle to get into the grocery store because of a raised curb. You want to work, but you can’t because the only way to get to a job is on public transportation, and that’s not accessible to you because…
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