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White House Supports Some Amendment of Americans With Disabilities Act

Yesterday, the White House offered support for the “ADA Amendments Act of 2008” (H.R. 3195) passed last week by congressional committees. Still, the President expressed "significant concerns" that some of the provisions could "unduly expand" coverage.

A Statement of Administration Policy indicates that the White House "strongly supports the overall intent" of the legislation, but:

…the administration still has significant concerns with the bill as reported. Specifically, the administration is concerned that a few of the provisions could unduly expand ADA coverage, would result in a significant increase in litigation, and would be difficult to implement.

The full House is expected to begin debate on the bill in the next few days.

Posted on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at 11:36AM by Registered Commenterworkplacehorizons.com in disability discrimination, ada restoration act | Comments Off

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