What Is the Bane Act? California Civil Rights & Misconduct Laws
Key Takeaways Protection of Constitutional Rights: Officially known as California Civil Code Section 52.1, the Tom Bane Civil Rights Act allows individuals to sue for damages when anyone uses threats, intimidation, or coercion to interfere with their state or federal civil rights. No Protected Class Requirement: Unlike many other civil rights statutes, the Bane Act […]
read moreLegal Rights of People With Disabilities in California – The Cartwright Law Firm, Inc.
Disabled people make up a significant part of California’s population. The U.S. Census Bureau reports indicate that over 4 million people in California are living with disabilities. Unfortunately, disability can make one vulnerable to discrimination in employment, education, access to public services, etc. Today, significant progress has been made recently towards promoting inclusivity and equality […]
read moreDisability Rights Apparently Don’t Apply to Delta Airlines
Airline Carrier Access Act, are supposed to be extended to the disabled public whe flying aboard nearly all airlines. But what is supposed to be and what actually happens are often quite different. In what is just one of the latest stories about the truly awful nature of airline travel these days, a partially paralyzed […]
read moreDisability Rights: Confusions abound regarding accommodation of service animals
The use by a disabled person of a legitimate service animal to aid them in tasks associated with their daily life is well-established in both therapeutic effectiveness and in disability rights laws. Such animals as visual aid dogs, hearing aid dogs, and other equally important service animals make a clear difference for thousands of Californians […]
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