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The Final Regulations to the ADA Amendments Act

By Melissa E. Pierre-Louis
August 29, 2011

March 24, 2011 marked a crucial moment in the law of disability discrimination. More than three years after the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (the ADAAA) was signed into law, on September 25, 2008, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its much-awaited final regulations interpreting the Act.

The final regulations implementing the ADAAA change much of the existing legal framework interpreting what it means to be disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). In redefining what it means to be disabled, the regulations broaden the scope of employees and applicants who fall within the Act's protections, and many more plaintiffs will now be able to reach the merits of their claims.

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