Employment Discrimination Against Disabled Veterans
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When a disabled veteran gets well enough to rejoin the workforce, it’s a slap in the face to run into employment discrimination. The honorable men and Often the best healing agent is to return to the workforce with a decent job at a living wage. That’s why United Spinal Association, with help from Vietnam Veterans of America, took the lead in pointing out to veterans and military groups how important it is to support the ADA Restoration Act – to restore the employment protections of the Americans with Disabilties Act. |
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| The result – 22 veterans and military organizations have signed letters to Congress supporting a bill that protects people with disabilities from discrimination on the job. | |
| VetsFirst United Spinal Association Disabled American Vets Jewish War Veterans Veterans of Modern Warfare Veterans of Foreign Wars Blinded Veterans of America Federation of Govt. Employees National Assoc for Uniformed Services Reserve Enlisted Association Naval Reserve Association Non-Commissioned Officers Association |
Vietnam Veterans of America Paralyzed Veterans of America AMVETS Military Order of the Purple Heart Military Officers Association of America National Association for Black Veterans Amer. Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America American GI Forum of the U.S. Air Force Sergeants Association Enlisted Association of the National |
| Take Action Now! A vote in the House is expected in April. Then it will go to the Senate. Tell your Senators and Representative to support the ADA Restoration Act. Click here to take action now. |
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| What is the problem with employment of veterans and others with disabilities? The problem is that many employers have not hired, not promoted or fired a person because of a disability – whether or not the person is a veteran. Then the employer gets away with it by successfully arguing in court that the person does not have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act.This means that the courts have set up a bizarre Catch-22 whereby an employer can say that a person is “too disabled” to do the job, but “not disabled enough” to be protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act. This is not what Congress intended when it passed the ADA in 1990. Congress expected to prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability.This is also not fair to veterans and others with disabilities who are able to work.The ADA Restoration Act will fix this problem for veterans and others with disabilities. | |
