NEW LAW AIMS TO ENCOURAGE COMPLIANCE WITH DISABLED ACCESS RULES

Last year we wrote about laws related to the access rights of persons with disabilities to public establishments. We discussed data suggesting that while public access laws increase the quality of life for persons with disabilities, these laws have also led to...

NEW LAWS AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTS FOR CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS

Once again, Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed a majority of the workplace-related bills passed by the Legislature. Only a handful of new laws will directly affect employers. We summarize those laws, various bills that may reappear in the next legislative session, and a...

ALTERNATIVE POSITIONS AS A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: WHAT IS REQUIRED?

The federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) both require employers to reasonably accommodate the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified employee or applicant with a disability....

THE ADA AMENDMENTS ACT

President Bush is expected to sign what is now called the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (“ADAAA”). Formerly known as the ADA Restoration Act, Congress passed the ADAAA earlier this month. The ADAAA is intended to revise aspects of the original ADA, which...

FLESHING OUT THE ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act’s employment provisions took effect in July 1992. The courts, employers and their lawyers, are still trying to get it right. The law is different from other anti-discrimination laws. Most employment laws prohibiting discrimination...

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