Thompson & Knight Partner Publishes Article on New Regulations Under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA)

Dallas, Texas (January 9, 2012) – In his article, “ADAAA Regulations” Thompson & Knight Partner Bryan P. Neal discusses the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) issuance of regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (“ADAAA”). According to Neal, “The new regulations put teeth into the ADAAA’s goal of making it easier to meet one of the three tests for ‘disability’ needed for coverage under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).” Neal’s article was published on December 19, 2011, in Texas Lawyer.

The EEOC revised its regulations based on the ADAAA. As Neal explains, “In the ADAAA, Congress told the EEOC to revise its definition of ‘substantially limits,’ a key term involved in assessing the existence of an ADA-protected ‘actual disability.’” “The EEOC followed the command — and then some,” Neal said. He explains that the new regulations will have a significant impact on employment-law practitioners handling ADA cases. Specifically, “Lawyers counseling employers should focus more on what accommodations are reasonable and whether contemplated adverse actions are defensible,” and “lawyers for employees should be able to focus less on proving ADA coverage and more on proving liability.”

Neal is a Partner in Thompson & Knight’s Labor and Employment Practice Group and focuses on labor and employment law, civil appellate law, school law, and civil rights matters. He represents management in all aspects of administrative, trial, and appellate labor and employment work and counseling. He is involved in numerous professional and civic organizations and has been recognized in the 2012 The Best Lawyers in America® by Woodward/White Inc. as well as named to Texas Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters for multiple years. He is Board Certified in both Labor and Employment Law and Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

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