Update from EEOC:
Latest on Upcoming Supreme Court Case & Comments on 2002 ADA Cases

About the Presenter

Sharon Rennert is a Senior Attorney Advisor with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. For over 10 years, Ms. Rennert has formulated the Commission’s policy interpretations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). She was the key drafter of the EEOC’s guidance on reasonable accommodation, and specializes in providing private and public sector employers with practical approaches to ADA compliance. Ms. Rennert regularly consults with EEOC investigators and attorneys on ADA charges and litigation. She has written and delivered several ADA training programs for EEOC staff, in addition to conducting numerous seminars and workshops for attorneys, human resources professionals, and persons with disabilities. Prior to joining the EEOC, Ms. Rennert served as Associate Staff Director of the American Bar Association’s Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law. She received her law degree, with honors, from New York University School of Law, and is a member of the Order of the Coif. She received an award for outstanding student Law Review article for “All Aboard: Accessible Public Transportation for Disabled Persons.”