By Sharon Andrus

Director National Technical Compliance
Sedgwick

Just over 18 years after enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, the law was amended by the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), which took effect on January 1, 2009. The ADAAA retained the original ADA definition of disability but expanded the interpretation of its terms. The intent of the ADAAA is to encourage broad coverage of individuals with disabilities. Employers are expected to place less emphasis on determining whether an employee is disabled and focus instead on the interactive process to identify a reasonable accommodation so that disabled employees can perform the essential functions of their position.

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