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EEOC | RIN: 3046-AA85 | Publication ID: Spring 2010 |
Title: Regulations To Implement the Equal Employment Provisions of the Americans With Disabilities Act Amendments Act | |
Abstract: The Americans With Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 ("the Amendments Act") was signed into law on September 25, 2008, with a statutory effective date of January 1, 2009. EEOC proposes to revise its Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations and accompanying interpretative guidance (29 CFR part 1630 and accompanying appendix) in order to implement the ADA Amendments Act of 2008. Pursuant to the 2008 amendments, the definition of disability under the ADA shall be construed in favor of broad coverage to the maximum extent permitted by the terms of the ADA, and the determination of whether an individual has a disability should not demand extensive analysis. The Amendments Act rejects the holdings in several Supreme Court decisions and portions of EEOC's ADA regulations. The effect of these changes is to make it easier for an individual seeking protection under the ADA to establish that he or she has a disability within the meaning of the ADA. | |
Agency: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission(EEOC) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1630 | |
Legal Authority: 42 USC sec 12116 and sec 506 as redesignated under the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, Organizations | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Christopher Kuczynski Assistant Legal Counsel, Office of Legal Counsel Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 131 M Street NE, Washington, DC 20507 Phone:202 663-4665 TDD Phone:202 663-7026 Fax:202 653-6034 Email: christopher.kuczynski@eeoc.gov Jeanne Goldberg Senior Attorney Advisor, Office of Legal Counsel Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 131 M Street NE, Washinigton, DC 20507 Phone:202 663-4693 Fax:202 663-4679 Email: jeanne.goldberg@eeoc.gov |