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Labor/Employment

Mar. 29, 2011

Updates to ADA Could Spur More Lawsuits

Key changes to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act were published Friday by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which enforces federal anti-discrimination law.


By Catherine Ho


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Key changes to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act were published Friday by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which enforces federal anti-discrimination law.


The new regulations expand the definition of "disability" in ways that legal experts say will usher in more employment discrimination complaints, an already burgeoning field of litigation driven by a struggling ...

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