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The Newest ‘Disability’
The Americans with Disabilities Act, passed in 1990, has always had the potential to morph into a legal monster for employers. In 2008 Congress amended and expanded the act substantially, arguing that the Supreme Court’s interpretations of “disability” were too narrow. Then the Obama Administration arrived, and you know what that means: Who needs Congress? On a straight 3-2 party-line vote July 14, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voted new “enforcement guidance” rules, which define pregnancy as a workplace disability. Even after the 2008 amendments, the ADA at no point defines pregnancy as a “disability.”…Read More
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