Benefits May Differ Under ADA

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst

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The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided on March 23, 2000 that disability benefit plans that provide more coverage for physical injuries than for mental and emotional disabilities are not forbidden under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The cases at hand arose when the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed lawsuits alleging that the long-term disability plans offered to employees of Staten Island Savings Bank and Chase Manhattan Bank were in . . .