Industry Resources | December 3, 2020
Settlement Agreement Between The United States & Massachusetts Department Of Children & Families
On November 17, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released this settlement agreement with the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) to address discrimination against parents with disabilities. The agreement resolves findings by HHS and DOJ that DCF discriminated against a parent with a developmental disability in the administration of its child welfare program in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act . . .