Title I covers employers with fifteen or more employees. It prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities and requires reasonable accommodation absent undue hardship.
The ADA Amendments Act broadened the disability definition substantially.
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ADA|ADA Title I
Why it Matters?
The amendments eliminated most disability-status disputes, directing that the definition be construed broadly and that mitigating measures be disregarded, which shifted litigation to the qualified individual and accommodation questions. Essential function analysis and the interactive process are now where these cases are decided. Regarded-as claims also survive without any actual impairment, which reaches employers acting on a perceived condition.
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