Recent Developments in ADA Law

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

ADA Amendments Act of 2008 On September 25, 2008, President Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (“ADAAA”) into law. The ADAAA, w hich took effect on January 1, 2009, implements considerable and meaningful changes to the...

Updates to the ADA Amendment Act (ADAAA)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Now that President Barack Obama has taken office with a strengthened Democratic majority in Congress, we can expect a number of changes in United States labor and employment laws and policy in 2009. This advisory highlights current changes and their consequences. ADA...

Billing Federal Health Care Programs for Excluded Individuals and Entities is a Government Enforcement Priority

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

At a recent Health Care Roundtable sponsored by Wiggin and Dana LLP, Assistant United States Attorney Richard M. Molot advised attendees that exclusion billing is now a government enforcement priority. Exclusion billing is the unlawful practice of billing Medicare,...

Transit-Oriented Development: Land Use Planning Responds to Climate Change

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

In the scramble to address climate change, state and municipal governmental agencies, private developers, and local communities – both in Connecticut and nationwide – are increasingly turning to “transit-oriented development” or...

Climate Change Regulation and the Energy and Utilities Industry

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

No sector of the economy is being more profoundly affected by climate change regulation than the energy and utilities sector. The initial debate over whether the global warming phenomenon is “real” has quickly given way to legislative measures aimed at...