Browse all the Lawforwa Resources on Employment Discrimination

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Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act
http://www.ofm.wa.gov/policy/50.50.htm
Source: Washington State Office of Financial Management

Manual by the Office of Financial Management for state agencies to comply with the ADA. The manual is the minimum requirements for state agencies.
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• Are state agencies subject to the ADA?
• What requirements are there under the ADA for state employers?
• If I work for a state agency, can I file a claim under the ADA?
• How do I file an ADA claim against a state agency?

What to Do After Being Fired
http://www.prairielaw.com/articles/article.asp?cha
Source: Martindale-Hubbell: Lawyers.com

General advice on what to do after being fired from your job.
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• I've just been fired, now what do I do?
• What can an employee do after being fired?

Preparing for and Conducting an Effective Job Interview
http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/ek99/jobinter.htm
Source: United States Department of Labor

Instruction page advising employers on how to interview job applicants with disabilities.
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• How should I interview a disabled job applicant?
• What can I ask a disabled person in a job interview?
• How do I accommodate a disabled person in a job interview?
• How do I prepare to interview a disabled job applicant?

Furnco Construction Corp. v. Waters
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?n
Source: Findlaw

U.S. Supreme Court case discussing whether a legitimate business purpose needs to be rational, in the court's eyes. Furnco had a policy of only hiring bricklayers who the supervisor personally knew to be qualified, and did not accept jobsite applications.
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• What is a legitimate business purpose?

Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?c
Source: Findlaw

US Supreme Court case discussing when an employment contract may require that all employment disputes, including discrimination disputes, be submitted to arbitration.
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• May my employer require me to submit my discrimination complaint to arbitration?