Introducing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: A Game-Changer for Expecting Mothers Activists argue that the United States desperately needs this law in order to protect pregnant workers, especially those in physically demanding jobs or low-wage positions, who often face a challenging choice between their health and their paycheck. Vanessa Brown Calder, the director of family …
The Department of Justice has discovered that South Carolina may have violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by neglecting to prevent the unnecessary institutionalization of adults with serious mental illness. In a report released on Thursday, the DOJ stated that the state failed to offer adequate services to prevent institutionalization, instead opting to subsidize …
A recent incident involving wheelchair pre-boarding on a Southwest flight has caused quite a stir on social media. A user, Paul (@trendready) took to Twitter to voice his concerns about fellow passengers potentially abusing the system by requesting wheelchair assistance to board the plane before anyone else. In his tweet, Paul shared a photo of …