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Labor/Employment

Nov. 1, 2008

Judge Certifies Class Action For Disabled Federal Workers

A nationwide suit that accuses the federal Social Security Administration of routinely discriminating against more than 1,000 of its own employees who have disabilities can proceed as a class action, an administrative law judge in Baltimore ruled Wednesday.

By Evan George
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A nationwide suit that accuses the federal Social Security Administration of routinely discriminating against more than 1,000 of its own employees who have disabilities can proceed as a class action, an administrative law judge in Baltimore ruled Wednesday.

Employees with a wide range of disabilities - from mental and seizure disorders to vision and hearing impairment - claim they were repeatedly denied p...

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