Steve Bonine
2008-09-18 14:39:59 UTC
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/washington/18rights.html
WASHINGTON — Congress gave final approval on Wednesday to a major civil
rights bill, expanding protections for people with disabilities and
overturning several recent Supreme Court decisions.
The voice vote in the House, following Senate passage by unanimous
consent last week, clears the bill for President Bush.
The bill expands the definition of disability and makes it easier for
workers to prove discrimination. It explicitly rejects the strict
standards used by the Supreme Court to determine who is disabled.
The bill declares that the court went wrong by “eliminating protection
for many individuals whom Congress intended to protect” under the 1990 law.
WASHINGTON — Congress gave final approval on Wednesday to a major civil
rights bill, expanding protections for people with disabilities and
overturning several recent Supreme Court decisions.
The voice vote in the House, following Senate passage by unanimous
consent last week, clears the bill for President Bush.
The bill expands the definition of disability and makes it easier for
workers to prove discrimination. It explicitly rejects the strict
standards used by the Supreme Court to determine who is disabled.
The bill declares that the court went wrong by “eliminating protection
for many individuals whom Congress intended to protect” under the 1990 law.