New ADA Regulations Make Proving Disability Easier

New regulations (76 FR 16999), effective May 24, 2011, pertaining to the Americans with Disabilities Act make a broader interpretation of the definition of disability.   The result will probably be more employees requesting accommodations, more ADA litigation and more ADA cases surviving a defense motion for summary judgment.   See Karen Sloan, Way Smoothed for Disability Claims, National Law Journal, May 16, 2011.   Also see some of the many law firm client newsletters summarizing the regulations.  Franz Ward, Husch Blackwell, McDonald Hopkins.