On October 8, 2008, Labor & Employment lawyers Dana Rust, Rod Satterwhite, and Eric Martin discussed the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA), which significantly expands the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). Effective Jan. 1, 2009, the ADAAA will require employers to review job requirements and job descriptions; consider amending accommodation practices; train supervisors on compliance with new rules; and prepare to deal with a larger pool of protected employees and applicants.
Streaming video of the seminar is now available (in WMV format).
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Under the ADAAA, evaluating accommodation requests will be more complex and litigation will be more likely. Summary judgment will be more difficult to obtain -- meaning more cases will go to trial. Some of the items covered include: