The Americans with Disabilities Act: Toyota Motor Manufacturing v. Williams

Jones, Nancy L.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Labor;    Disabled;    Supreme Court decisions;    Discrimination against the disabled;    Employment of the disabled;   

RP-ID  :  RS21105
RP-ID  :  RS21105_2002Jan15

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The Supreme Court, in Toyota Motor Manufacturing v. Williams, held that to be an individual with a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) an individual must have substantial limitations on abilities that are central to daily life,rather than only to those abilities used in the workplace. In an unanimous opinion written by Justice O’Connor, the Court interpreted the definition of individual with disability narrowly to exclude individuals who are limited only in the performance of manual tasks associated with their job. This report will briefly discuss Williams and its implications for the ADA.