October 4, 2011 –
Is Your Company Complying with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Regulations under ADA Amendments Act

ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: Make Sure Your Company Complies with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Regulations under ADA Amendments Act

Employers must be proactive in their efforts to comply with the Amendments Act and the EEOC’s implementing regulations. This spring, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission published regulations implementing the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (“Amendments Act”).  The purpose of the Amendments Act is to broaden the scope of coverage and make it easier for individual employees to obtain protection under the ADA.  The EEOC’s implementing regulations are intended to reinforce this purpose and shift the burden to employers – to ensure they are engaging in an interactive process and accommodating employees with disabilities.

An employer must be able to show that they were engaged in meaningful processes to hear, understand and to provide any and all reasonable accommodations for disabled employees. In most cases, employers need to revise their current policies and practices to ensure compliance.  Failure to do so could be costly to an employer.

As the linked article below demonstrates, the EEOC is taking a hard stance on determining whether or not companies are taking the appropriate steps to accommodate disabled employees.

EEOC Article

It’s important to make sure your company complies with these regulations could save your business money and prevent employees from pursuing litigation.  For more information about the Amendments Act, visit our special ADA compliance web page.