Disability Law
Bill Expanding Protection for Disabled Gets Final Congressional OK
Posted Sep 18, 2008, 08:27 am CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
A bill expanding protections for workers with disabilities has gotten final approval of Congress.
The White House said President Bush would sign the measure, the New York Times reports.
The legislation is intended to override court decisions that denied workplace protection for people whose disabilities could be controlled by medication or other measures. The bill amends the Americans With Disabilities Act, which had protected people who were “substantially limited” by a disability, the Daily Journal reports (sub. req.).
Two U.S. Supreme Court rulings had set a high bar for what is considered a substantial limitation. One of them, Sutton v. United Airlines, held that mitigating measures should be considered when… Continue reading...
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