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Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) is the short title of United States (Pub.L. 101-336, 104 Stat. 327, enacted 1990-07-26), codified at 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H. W. Bush. The ADA is a wide-ranging civil rights law that prohibits, under certain circumstances, discrimination based on disability. It affords similar protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which made discrimination based on race, religion, sex, national origin, and other characteristics illegal. Disability is defined as "a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity." The determination of whether any particular condition is considered a disability is made on a case by case basis. Certain specific conditions are excluded as disabilities, such as current substance abusers.
Changes Coming to Americans with Disabilities Act ?
Jackson Lewis sends out a newsletter regarding employment law and this article caught my eye: Major Changes to Americans with Disabilities Act Under Consideration by Congress...
Big Changes Afoot for Americans with Disabilities Act
One question I get from clients fairly often is whether an employer is required to continue offering employment to an injured worker following his on-the-job accident...
The Science and Ethics Behind the Americans with Disabilities Act
Suzanne E. Rowe of the University of Oregon School of Law presented on The Science (and Ethics) Behind the Americans with Disabilities Act...
Americans With Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008
The new Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADA A) was signed into law in September and becomes effective on January 1, 2009...
House Passes Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments
The House has just passed the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments, H.R. 3195, by a vote of 402-17. This bill specifically rejects the erroneous Supreme Court decisions that have reduced the protections for people with disabilities under the ADA, restoring original Congressional intent...
Senate passes amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act
On September 12, the U.S. Senate passed S. 3406, the Senate version of the ADA Amendments Act of 2008. The bill is intended to overturn a number of U...
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