Legal forum: Supervisor personal liability for ada discrimination: Emerging issues for hospital administrators and physicians

Peter David Blanck; Eric J. Wallach; James P. Tenney

doi:10.1097/00007632-199507000-00018

Legal forum: Supervisor personal liability for ada discrimination: Emerging issues for hospital administrators and physicians

Peter David Blanck, Eric J. Wallach, James P. Tenney

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This article discusses emerging and conflicting trends in recent Americans with Disabilities Act discrimination legal decisions in which plaintiffs seek compersatary 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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1528-1532
Number of pages	5
Journal	Spine
Volume	20
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00007632-199507000-00018
State	Published - Jul 1995
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Americans With Disabilities Act
Discrimination
Liability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Clinical Neurology

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