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February 16, 2009

ADA Amendment Liberalizing the Definition of Disability Becomes Law

Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008
Public Law 110-325, S. 3406, 9/25/2008

A pro-labor legislation, Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act, S. 3406 (“Act”) that overturns four erroneous Supreme Court decisions that have eroded the protections of people with disabilities under the ADA has finally become law, thus restoring original Congressional intent.

In a statement, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi explained that the “Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 was intended to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities.  Just as other civil rights laws prohibit entities from basing decisions on characteristics like race or sex, Congress wanted the ADA to stop employers from…

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Ontario Police Department

City of Ontario

Arch Wireless Operating Company, Inc.

B & D Contracting

Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee

Watkins Motor Lines, Inc.

Agere Systems, Inc. f.k.a. Lucent Technologies, Inc.

Tulsa Winch, Inc.

Ramsey Winch, Inc.

Norris

DP Manufacturing, Inc.

Auto Crane Company

Autozone, Inc.

Southwestern Bell Video Services, Inc.

Temco Service Industries, Inc.

SBC Telecom, Inc.

14 Penn Plaza LLC

SBC Services, Inc.

City of Philadelphia

Pacific Telesis Group

Northeastern Land Services, Ltd. d.b.a. NLS Group

Pacific Bell Telephone Co.

LA Weight Loss, Inc. n.k.a. Pure Weight Loss, Inc.

Pacific Bell Information Services

Gold’n Plump Poultry, Inc.

Advanced Solutions, Inc.

The Work Connection

Cardone Industries, Inc.

Pitt-Ohio Express, Inc.

Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School

BVP, LLC d.b.a. Big Vanilla Pasadena

Lehigh Valley Physicians Business Services, Inc.

N.F.A.C., Inc. d.b.a. Big Vanilla Athletic Club

Lehigh Valley Health Services, Inc.

J.C. Penney Corp.

Huron Valley Ambulance, Inc.

American Insurance Co.

Murphy Ford Inc. d.b.a. Murphy Ford Lincoln Mercury Murphy Ford Inc.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

United Airlines, Inc.

City of Chicago

Equal Employment Opportunity

Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co.

The Star Tribune Company

New Process Steel L.P.

Scolari's Warehouse Markets, Inc. d.b.a. Scolari's Food and Drug

National Labor Relations Board

Rent-A-Center West, Inc.

EGL, Inc.