Blanck P D, Wallach E J, Tenney J P
University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, USA.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1995 Jul 1;20(13):1528-32. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199507000-00018.
This article discusses emerging and conflicting trends in recent Americans with Disabilities Act discrimination legal decisions in which plaintiffs seek compensatory or punitive damages directly from supervisors and their employers, creating potential issues of personal liability for physicians or hospital administrators, for example. Also addressed in the article are potential problems employers face if supervisors are held personally liable for Americans with Disabilities Act discrimination.
本文讨论了近期《美国残疾人法案》歧视法律裁决中出现的新趋势和相互冲突的趋势,在这些裁决中,原告直接向主管及其雇主寻求补偿性或惩罚性损害赔偿,例如给医生或医院管理人员带来潜在的个人责任问题。文章还讨论了如果主管因《美国残疾人法案》歧视而被追究个人责任,雇主将面临的潜在问题。