On February 5, 2010, the EEOC issued a press release announcing the court approval of a $6.2 million settlement of its lawsuit against Sears, Roebuck & Company on behalf of 235 employees. The lawsuit maintained that Sears had an inflexible workers’ compensation leave exhaustion policy that terminated employees once they exhausted their workers’ compensation [leave] entitlement rather than engaging in the interactive process to determine if a reasonable accommodation existed to help return them to work. The settlement is the largest ADA settlement in a single case in EEOC history. Each of the 235 employees will receive approximately $26,300 in settlement funds.
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ADA Amendments Act
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On September 25, 2008, the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 was signed into law by President Bush. It becomes effective January 1, 2009. This new law is designed to undo several Supreme Court decisions and thereby broaden the number of individuals who can seek protection under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The amendments include…