Last October the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of Clackamas Gastroenterology Associates v. Wells, which will clarify the issue of when companies are small enough to avoid compliance with the 1990 Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). The case arose when Deborah Anne Wells, then an employee of an Oregon medical clinic, claimed her former employer had discriminated against her by not installing wheelchair ramps to accommodate her debilitating tissue disorder. The clinic is fighting the case on the grounds that it is too small to fall under the umbrella of the ADA. When the ADA was passed over … Continue reading The Ethics and Economics of Discrimination