Legal Update: ADA Amendments Act of 2008
On September 25, 2008, new federal legislation was signed that expands the scope of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Known as the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (the “ADAAA”), the amendments reverse or nullify several Supreme Court rulings that significantly narrowed the scope of protection under the ADA. The basic definition of a disability under the ADA is a “physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more