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Understanding the New Disability and Genetic Discrimination Laws of 2008
Learn how disability will be defined under the new Amendments Act and how to avoid discriminating against those who have a genetic marker for a disease.

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President signs ADA Amendments Act of 2008 into law
With former President Bush in attendance, President George W. Bush signed the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 into law on September 25, 2008. The ADA Amendments Act, P.L. 110-325, amends the Americans with Disabilities Act, which was signed by President George H.W. Bush in July 1990. The ADA is the nation's first comprehensive civil rights law prohibiting discrimination against individuals with disabilities in employment, public services, public accommodations and telecommunications, by restoring the ADA's original intent and protections.


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Continuing resolution could extend E-Verify program until March 6, 2009
On September 24, 2008, the House of Representatives voted 370-58 to approve a more than $630 billion continuing resolution (CR) that would fund at current levels the budgets of all federal agencies until March 6, 2009. As part of the CR, the House also extended the federal government's E-Verify program through March 6, 2009.


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