The National Business & Disability Council

Legislation Update

ADAAA!

July 2011  — 

This is a reminder to employers that the recently released regulations for the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment Act (ADAAA) became effective May 24, 2011.   

The US Department of Justice Re-defines “Service Animal”

March 2011  — 

As reported in previous NBDC Review e-newsletters, the U.S. Department of Justice completed its update of the regulations after years of review and extended periods of public comment. This past July, the U.S. Attorney General released the agency's final rule revisions, and among them were a new "service animal" definition and other modifications on service-animal policies.