Americans with Disabilities Act


How to Comply With the Americans With Disabilities Act

Breaking down what the decades-old act means for small businesses.

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Recent Articles about Americans with Disabilities Act

Hot Tip: ADA Scope Limited

Is the Americans with Disabilities Act driving you crazy? Take heart. Recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions have considerably narrowed the ADA's coverage, s...  Read more

Getting the Right Lawyer

Issues to consider when selecting a lawyer.  Read more

Braille Sign Translation

Some suggestions on helping your office to read and output braille documents.  Read more

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

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Disabled Customers

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What Ever Happened To The Lean, Mean Job Machine?

Discouraging signs that start-ups are no longer creating jobs at the rate they once did.  Read more

Bills To Keep An Eye On

Information about current legislation that affects small business.  Read more

Disability Diskette

Information on the Americans with Disabilities Act available on floppy disks.  Read more

The ADA and Workers' Comp Testing

An Ergos Work Simulator is an inexpensive and efficient tool for conducting workers' compensation injury tests.  Read more

Hotline

Current trends and legislation affecting small business.  Read more

Choosing Job-Description Software

Guidelines for choosing a database of adaptable job descriptions (for employers challenged under the ADA).  Read more

What You Don't Know Can Hurt You

Book that gives employers the facts about managing employees and the law.  Read more

ADA Hiring Incentives

Tax incentives for hiring the disabled.  Read more

Stifled Growth

The myth of the 25th employee Frayda Levin hates federal regulations, from controls on age discrimination to rules on how to treat...  Read more

Share Your Intellectual Capital

You're an expert on your industry. So, why not package that expertise for customers? Flexible Personnel, a $56-million staffing company, located in Fort W...  Read more

Marketing: Intellectual Capital

A quick look at how a staffing company is using its expertise to conduct free seminars for customers.  Read more

AIDS in the Workplace

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a disease that impairs the human immune system and renders it susceptible to infections that would be repell...  Read more

Network: May 1992

Network reader-to-reader advice.  Read more

Understanding Commercial Leases

Your lease is a contract between you and your landlord. A lease can be for a short term (as little as one month) or long term, and it can be written or or...  Read more

Disability Discrimination

Many individuals fortunate enough to be healthy in mind and body--and to be employed--lament the difficulties a workplace can impose. But for those with p...  Read more

Bills to Watch

Information on current legislation that affects small business.  Read more

Broader Wheelchair Access Rules Proposed

The changes considered could affect every business in America.  Read more

The New Civil Rights Act

Why the new Civil Rights Act will make life much more difficult for employers who are sued by employees.  Read more

Tapping Workers with Disabilities

Tips on incorporating disabled employees into the workplace.  Read more

Broader Wheelchair Access Rules Proposed

The changes considered could affect every business in America.  Read more

Hotline

New trends in the small business world.  Read more

The ADD Dilemma

Some eight million Americans have attention deficit disorder. One of them may work for you. Or be you.  Read more

Supreme Court Mulls Definition of 'Small Business'

Jan. 20, 2006 --A workplace sexual-harassment case now facing the Supreme Court, which pits a New Orleans waitress against her former boss...  Read more

The ADD Dilemma

Some eight million Americans have attention deficit disorder. One of them may work for you. Or be you.  Read more

How to Comply with the ADA

The Americans with Disabilities Act now applies to companies with only 15 or more employees.  Read more

Renovation

Renovation describes a series of planned changes and updates made to a facility where business is conducted. Office and building renovation will take plac...  Read more

And Now I Shall Rub Your Head

Employers have been trying for centuries to identify the best hires, just as researchers have been trying to measure personality. Some stops along the way:  Read more

CEO's Notebook

CEOs discuss how government regulations can stifle company growth; building a strong online presence; dealing with knockoffs; and smart e-mail marketing. Plu...  Read more

CEO's Notebook

CEOs give advice on: cost cutting; encouraging employees to be entrepreneurs; speeding up collections; and overseas recruiting. Plus: Steppenwolf founder Joh...  Read more

Tastes Great...Less Filling

The job-generation debate detracts attention from the truly vital issues.  Read more

The Year in Court

A brief look at 1993 court rulings on disability, firing, sexual harassment, and hiring.  Read more

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Getting Ready for the ADA

Two charts on the effects of the Americans with Disabilities Act.  Read more

Legal Hiring Practices FAQ

A big part of your job as an employer is finding and hiring new people for your company. From composing job advertisements to making an offer of employmen...  Read more