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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:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/23/2009  74 FR 48431   
NPRM Comment Period End  11/23/2009    
Final Action  07/00/2010    
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