ADA Amendments

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 extends to a claim of discrimination brought by an independent contractor, the 9th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals held on Nov. 19.

An anesthesiologist who suffers from sickle cell anemia applied for a position as an anesthesiologist at the Yuma Regional Medical Center.

Employers must post a new EEO poster or amend their current poster by Nov. 21 to reflect additional protections from discrimination based on genetic information and the ADA Amendments Act, the EEOC announced recently.

Swine flu, or the H1N1 virus, is not likely to be considered a disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act, according to the Congressional Research Service. But if it mutates into something more severe, it might be.

Congress and U. S. agencies are moving ahead with plans for new laws and regulations to provide employees additional protections in areas such as workplace safety, wage and hour practices, discrimination and union rights.

Employers may be liable for failing to comply with Americans With Disabilities Act regulations that have yet to be issued, according to one expert.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission proposed regulations last week that will implement the ADA Amendments Act.

New Americans With Disabilities Act employment regulations were proposed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Sept. 23, beginning a 60-day public comment period.

 
The regulations implement the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, which expanded the ADA's protections.

New Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations will be formally proposed this week, opening a public comment period.

 
A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was approved Wednesday, Sept.

The refusal of United Parcel Service (UPS) to grant disabled employees an extension of a 12-month leave of absence as an accommodation for their disabilities is a violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit filed in U.

Individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome can be protected by the Americans With Disabilities Act, the 5th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. An employee provided enough evidence that her CFS substantially limited her in the major life activities of caring for herself, sleeping and thinking to warrant a jury trial.