New State Law Expands Definition – of Disability – Broader Than Federal ADA

A bill that redefines the term "disability" quietly slipped through California's legislative session, posing the possibility of increased disability discrimination claims.AB 2222, authored by Assembly-woman Sheila Kuehl (D-Encino) and signed into law earlier this year, would broaden the definition of what constitutes a disability and would put the onus on employers to accommodate workers who qualify as disabled. Trial attorneys backed the bill after courts have more narrowly define