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Presented by ACC's Employment & Labor Law Committee, sponsored by Jackson Lewis LLP.

Employers historically have prevailed in more than 95% of all ADA lawsuits.  This  will  change January 1, 2009. Is your company ready? In  enacting  the ADAAA, Congress expressly overturns several  landmark ADA Supreme  Court  decisions  and  directs  courts  to interpret  the term “disability” very broadly.  It will make disposing of ADA  cases prior  to trial  more  challenging. By clarifying its intent concerning the interpretation  of  those definitions, and overturning several Supreme Court  holdings,  Congress  significantly  alters  the  scope  of the ADA’s protection.  Employers and Corporate Counsel should prepare to defend their judgment on issues including the  scope  and  meaning  of  reasonable accommodation and undue  hardship;  essential  job  functions;  whether performance  or  conduct  standards  are  "job-related  and consistent with business necessity"; that workplace risks satisfy the ADA's "direct threat" standard;   and   they  have  sufficiently  explored  "reassignment"  as  a reasonable accommodation.  Join this informative webcast and learn steps that you can and should consider taking to get ready.
 

Frank Alvarez, Partner, Jackson Lewis LLP,alvarezf@jacksonlewis.com

Elizabeth W. Stivers, AVP and Senior Counsel, Law and Regulatory Affairs Department, UNUM, estivers@unum.com 

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Kevin J. Mencke, Senior Counsel -- Employment and Labor Law, International Paper Company, kevin.mencke@ipaper.com