The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") is getting out the word on how it views the new Amendments to the ADA. Peggy Mastroianni, Esq., Associate Legal Counsel of the EEOC, Washington, DC, office recently spoke to lawyers and human resources professionals in Pasadena, CA. I attended the EEOC Training Institute’s seminar, and
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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
By Debra Reilly on
Posted in Disability Discrimination
In a recent newsletter by HR Strategies, Staffing Concepts International, Inc. outlined some of the changes employers can expect with the new amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) was signed into law by President Bush on September 25, 2008, and became effective on…
Relationship or Association With An Individual With Disability
By Debra Reilly on
Posted in Disability Discrimination
In addition to protecting qualified applicants and employees with disabilities from employment discrimination, one ADA provision – the "Association" provision (42 U.S.C. § 12112(b)(4))– protects applicants and employees from discrimination based on their relationship or association with an individual with a disability, whether or not the applicant or employee has a disability.
Protection Against Adverse…