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EEOC Issues Proposed Regulations on the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 |
October 20, 2009
Previously published on September 2009
On September 23, 2009, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued lengthy, proposed regulations concerning the recent amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADAAA), which substantially expanded the definition of disability and the corresponding reach of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The EEOC estimates that an additional one million workers may now meet the revised definition of disability. Interested parties have on or until November 23, 2009, to submit comments to the proposed regulations. This advisory will highlight just a few of the changes in the proposed regulations.
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