Narrowing the Remedial Gap: Damages for Disability Discrimination in Outsourced Federal Programs by Margo Schlanger by Margo Schlanger, University of Chicago Law Review Online, March 5, 2021 I. Introduction Kamyar Samimi, a sixty-four-year-old legal permanent resident from Iran, died in U.S. immigration detention in December 2017. After more than four ...

Southern Republican Senators Criticize Third Pandemic Relief Bill for Giving Payments to Prisoners by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Editors’ Note: On March 17, the IRS announced that the federal income tax filing due date for individuals filing for the 2020 tax year was extended from April 15, 2021, to May 17, 2021.  No Republican senator voted to ...

The Importance of Establishing Veterans Benefits While in Prison by Art Gage by Art Gage Imprisoned veterans across the country need to know about the service-connected disability compensation and rehabilitation benefits they may be eligible for. Even as prisoners, veterans still have options which are not available to the general ...

Eighth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Iowa Prisoner’s ADA Claim by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed the dismissal of an Iowa prisoner’s lawsuit alleging violations of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). Newton Correctional Facility (NCF) former prisoner Michael T. ...

Theft, Lies and Bribes Force California Warden’s Early Retirement, $11,500 Monthly Pension by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson A longtime California prison war­den abruptly retired during an investigation into alleged theft, lying and bribery. Joe Lizarraga began working for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) in 1986. He ...

Pendleton v. Contra Costa County, CA, Settlement, Employment Discrimination, 2016 ( . FULL AND FINAL RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This FuU and Final Release and Settlement Agreement ("Agreement") is entered il1to as of the date it is fully executed by the parties hereto, as defined below, and is made by ...

Veterans Benefits Administration Audit, Office of Inspector General, 2016 OFFICE OF AUDITS AND EVALUATIONS VA Office of Inspector General Veterans Benefits Administration Audit of Compensation and Pension Benefit Payments to Incarcerated Veterans June 28, 2016 13-02255-276 ACRONYMS BOP Bureau of Prisons C&P Compensation and Pension CMA Computer Matching Agreement FY ...

Pendleton v. Contra Costa County, CA, Complaint, Employment Discrimination, 2015 .{ ...., 1 Jody I. LeWitter (SBN 124794) Heather Conger (SBN 24495 8) 2 SIEGEL LEWITIER MALKANI 1939 Harrison Street, Suite 307 3 Oakland, California 94612 Phone: 510-452-5000 4 Fax: 510-452-5004 jlewitter@sl-employmentlaw.com 5 hconger@sl-employmentlaw.com 6. Attorneys for Plaintiff JANE PENDLETON ...