Congress Passes ADA Restoration Act

The New York Times reports that Congress has passed and sent to the President the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Restoration Act. The Act explicitly overturns several Supreme Court decisions. The Act says that "Nothing in this Act alters the standards for determining eligibility for benefits under State worker’s compensation laws or under State and Federal disability benefit programs." I remain concerned about the long term effects of the ADARestoration Act upon the Social Security disability programs, particularly when the Social Security Administration finally deals with the obsolesence of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT). There may be an effect even if all involved deny that there was an effect. There is a fair amount of hypocrisy in the world and even more self-delusion.