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EEOC Releases Final Regulations Implementing the ADAAA
The Federal Government’s Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) was enacted on September 25, 2008, and became effective on January 1, 2009. The main goal of the ADAAA was to clarify employers’ obligations regarding discrimination, and to enforce the provisions of reasonable accommodation. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published their final [...]
Inability to Perform Essential Job Function Doesn’t Shield Employee Under ADA, Second Circuit Rules
The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (which covers the states of New York, Connecticut and Vermont) recently ruled that an employee who is otherwise protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) would not be shielded if chronically absent from a job for which attendance is an essential job function. The Court ruled [...]