NYTimes.com: Congress Passes Bill With Protections for Disabled

This page was sent to you by: wmclellan@sbcglobal.net Message from sender: This new ADA bill is good news and a big deal for amputees who have faced firing and workplace discrimination, even though they were still able to do the job. As the article says, it reverses the Catch-22 created by the Supreme Court in which the better a person coped with his or her disability, for example by using an artificial limb, the less they qualified for civil rights protection as disabled under the law. Now, if your employer fires you because he/she thinks you're disabled, you can have your day in court! WASHINGTON | September 18, 2008 Congress Passes Bill With Protections for Disabled By ROBERT PEAR The bill expands protections for people with disabilities and overturns several recent Supreme Court decisions. 1. Op-Ed Columnist: ‘Barbies for War!’ 2. 6 Food Mistakes Parents Make 3. Your Money: Money Market Funds Enter a World of Risk 4. American Exception: U.S. Court Is Now Guiding Fewer Nations 5. Timothy Egan: Moo » Go to Complete List Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company | Privacy Policy