Rehabilitation Act Extended to Claims by Independent Contractors 05-2010(CC)

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application/pdf icon05-2010(CC) - Rehabilitation Act Extended to Claims by Independent Contractors.pdf
Published Date: 
2010-01-19
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Loren Soukup, Schools Legal Counsel lsoukup@sclscal.org

On November 19, 2009, the United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, published its decision in Fleming v. Yuma Regional Medical Center, holding that independent contractors working for public employers are protected from disability discrimination under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ("Act).

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