Important employment law development in federal disability law

Congress passed the amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act in reaction to the United States Supreme Court's restrictive interpretation of the provisions of the ADA which denied work place protection to many individuals with disabilites.  The amendments make clear that Congress expects the provisions of the ADA to be interpreted broadly to further its goal of protecting workers with disabilities from unlawful discrimination. The new regulations issued by the EEOC will provide additional guidance to lawyers and the courts in addressing questions of statutory intrepretation of the amendments to the ADA.  The regulations can be viewed by going to the resources page of the Waddell website under the topic of employment law.