In September of 2008, President Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (“ADAAA” or the “Amendments”), which will become effective on January 1, 2009. The ADAAA amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA” or the “Act”) in an effort to expand protections to persons with disabilities in the workplace. The Amendments create further burdens on employers and will probably increase the number of claims filed, but on a positive note, may reduce confusion with respect to who is disabled under the ADA.
