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Monica Williams Harris is Of Counsel in the Tampa, Florida, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. and is a contributor to the Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog. Her practice includes defending and advising management in employment related disputes including, but not limited to, allegations of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful discharge, negligent hiring and other employment torts. Ms. Harris also frequently defends clients in actions brought under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act and provides advice and counsel to clients regarding structural accessibility issues.

Learn more about Ms. Harris on the Jackson Lewis website.

Today, after a two year wait, the Department of Justice will publish its final rule amending the ADA regulations to incorporate the 2008 statutory changes set forth in the ADAAA, which took effect on January 1, 2009.

The ADAAA, signed into law by President George W. Bush, was Congress’s response to multiple Supreme Court decisions