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Renters Continue to Face Housing Discrimination in the U.S.
In 2016, there were 28,181 reported housing discrimination claims in the U.S. Of these, 91.5 percent occurred during rental transactions, according to the National Fair Housing Alliance. What’s more, of these 28,181 cases of housing discrimination, 55 percent involved...
Medicaid Expansion’s Effect on Employment for People with Disabilities
People with disabilities are significantly more likely to be employed in states that have participated in Medicaid expansion through the Affordable Care Act. To date, 33 states have adopted the Medicaid expansion. The state of Illinois is one of them, meaning that...
Efforts to Increase Seclusion in U.S. Schools
Public schools in the country may receive federal guidance for restraint and seclusion for the first time ever -- which would be a major gain for students with disabilities. Seclusion is when a student is isolated from other classmates, and restraint is when a student...
Discrimination in St. Louis Workplaces
St. Louis is no stranger to discrimination in the workplace. Kennedy Hunt P.C. represents many employees who are victims of discriminatory actions in their place of work. On Nov. 21, the St. Louis American published an article about a former St. Louis Metropolitan...
Airbnb and Issues of Racism
In recent years, the popularity of rental service Airbnb has certainly grown. The service allows hosts to post their properties (houses, condos, apartment, even rooms) for guests to rent. Airbnb mainstreams the rental of properties. But it hasn’t existed without...
How Changes to Merit Laws Affect Missouri’s Workers
Major changes to Missouri’s 70-year-old Merit System for state employees have taken hold this year. According to Missouri’s Office of Administration, the merit system’s purpose is to “protect employees from arbitrary actions, personal favoritism, and political...