ADA is codified institutional discrimination

[loyalsister]

ADA forces judge to slash jury award for disabled workers

These men's and other lives are measured differently because of the ADA.

"The EEOC “understands that the amount of damages of $7,500,000 assessed and awarded by the jury to each of the 32 class members, while certainly an appropriate and meaningful measure of the actual harms suffered by these victims of discrimination, including but not limited to, the mental anguish, pain and suffering, and ‘loss of enjoyment of life,’ must be drastically reduced in order to come within the stringent statutory limits for recovery under” the law, he wrote."

http://www.publicintegrity.org/2013/05/15/12671/ada-forces-judge-slash-jury-award-disabled-workers

[Hoyt]

1. The damages issue is bad enough, but what happened to those who allowed this to go on

for so long. Drag those Aholes out into the street, if you ask me.

[loyalsister]

2. It was mostly legal

32 men "were paid "$60 to $65 per month despite working at least 35 hours per week — while defendants- "failing to attend to the workers’ illnesses and injuries, and subjecting them verbal and physical abuse."

It is perfectly legal for them to be paid these substandard wages. And there is no such thing as workers comp under those conditions. As for the abuse, I hope there is some kind of felony it would fall under.

[Hoyt]

3. That is really sad. There should be an exception allowing tar and feathering is cases like this. nt

[loyalsister]

4. Indeed!

It is a stark reminder that our protection is not equal to that of other citizens.

[randome]

5. If there needs to be a cap -and I don't believe there does- why wasn't it based on some percentage?

Like one thousand times the amount of lost wages or something?

I know the answer: to protect corporations more than people. It's pathetic.

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[loyalsister]

8. I'm not sure how it was calculated

I am just stunned that this story is out, and no one in the media is expressing outrage over the $65\month.

[Major Nikon]

6. All federal civil rights laws are limited

I'm not saying it's right, just that it's not exclusive to the ADA.

[loyalsister]

7. Explain...

In this case, do you think people who are not protected under ADA would fare better because they would sue under the 14th Amendment?

[Major Nikon]

9. I believe that all federal discrimination laws should have more teeth

I also believe that sexual orientation should be included. I don't believe people should have to sue at all. They should be able to find meaningful remedies from the EEOC.