Public Law 110-325

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Public Law 110-325 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 2008 that broadened and clarified the protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act by expanding the definition of disability and limiting judicial restrictions on coverage.

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instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
civil rights law ⓘ
affects Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
amends Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ⓘ
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ⓘ
appliesTo employers covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
places of public accommodation ⓘ
state and local government entities ⓘ
clarifies coverage for individuals regarded as having a disability ⓘ
that an impairment that is episodic or in remission is a disability if it would substantially limit a major life activity when active ⓘ
that disability should be construed in favor of broad coverage ⓘ
codifiedIn 42 U.S.C. § 12101 note and following ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateSigned 2008-09-25 ⓘ
defines major life activities to include major bodily functions ⓘ
effectiveDate 2009-01-01 ⓘ
enactedBy 110th United States Congress ⓘ
excludes transitory and minor impairments from regarded-as coverage ⓘ
expandsDefinitionOf disability ⓘ
jurisdiction federal ⓘ
legislativeSubject civil rights and liberties ⓘ
disability discrimination ⓘ
employment law ⓘ
limits consideration of mitigating measures in determining disability ⓘ
officialName ADA Amendments Act of 2008 ⓘ
publicLawNumber 110-325 ⓘ
purpose to reject certain Supreme Court interpretations that narrowed the definition of disability ⓘ
to restore and broaden protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
rejects Supreme Court decision in Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc. ⓘ
Supreme Court decision in Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. v. Williams ⓘ
relatedTo Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ⓘ
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ⓘ
requires EEOC to revise its regulations defining substantially limits ⓘ
courts to interpret disability broadly ⓘ
shortName ADAAA ⓘ
signedBy George W. Bush ⓘ
sponsorChamber United States House of Representatives ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation 122 Stat. 3553 ⓘ
strengthens employment protections for individuals with disabilities ⓘ
public accommodations protections for individuals with disabilities ⓘ
public services protections for individuals with disabilities ⓘ
yearEnacted 2008 ⓘ

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