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Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
of 2009
Each paycheck that delivers discriminatory compensation is a Wrong actionable under the federal EEO statues, regardless of when the discrimination began.
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The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay
Act of 2009
"Recognizes the reality of wage discrimination and restores bedrock principles of American law"
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AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AMENDMENTS
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ADA's Amendments Title I
Employers cannot discriminate against people with disabilities in regard to any employment practice or terms, conditions and privileges of employment
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An individual with a disability is a
person who:
•Has a physical or mental impairment that
substantially limits one or more major life
activities; regardless of mitigating
circumstances
•Has a record of such an impairment; or
•Is regarded as having such an impairment.
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Amends:"Regardless of
mitigating circumstances"
Prohibits the consideration of measures that reduce or mitigate the impact of the impairment on a major lifeactivity:
Examples:
Medications, prosthetics, and other assistive technology.
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The individual may, or may not,
have an impairment which is not
substantially limiting but is treated
by the employer as having such
impairment;
or because of the attitude of others
toward the condition
REGARDED AS HAVING A DISABILITY
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Amends "Regarded As"
An applicant or employee is regarded as disabled if they are subjected to an action prohibited by the ADA.
Note: not entitled to a reasonable accommodation
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"Regarded as" Standard
does not mean a person has been
the victim of discrimination. It
means only that a person is an
individual entitled to the
protections of the ADA. Whether
unlawful discrimination occurred is
a separate determination.
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Think broadly on what may be
a disability