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: Current AwarenessCarers for disabled people could be protected by discrimination law - OUT-LAW.com
By sally
“The European Court of Justice has been advised to extend protection against disability discrimination to carers and not just those with disabilities. A ruling to that effect could force a change in UK law.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th February 2008
Source: www.out-law.com

Full post as published by Current Awareness on February 05, 2008 (boomark / email).
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