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Originally Posted by 10023
Are immune-compromised people a protected class under ADA? If not then this doesn’t work.
They might become one as a result of legal proceedings, but that wouldn’t be relevant in this particular case.
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It's certainly arguable and I think they'd win:
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To be protected by the ADA, one must have a disability, which is defined by the ADA as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment.
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The definition of “disability” shall be construed broadly in favor of expansive coverage, to the maximum extent permitted by the terms of the ADA.
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https://www.ada.gov/ada_intro.htm
Someone unusually vulnerable to infectious disease could be limited in all sorts of ways. And that person's parental caretakers would be quite reasonable in taking extra precautions.