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EEOC Enforcement Guidance On Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act DEFINITION OF THE TERM "DISABILITY" ENFORCEMENT GUIDANCE: DISABILITY-RELATED INQUIRIES AND MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS OF EMPLOYEES UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) ADA Basics
The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) is intended to enhance and protect the rights of individuals with disabilities in all life activities and to provide clear, consistent, enforceable... Title I ad II of ADA
Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits employers of 15 or more workers, employment agencies, and labor organizations of 15 or more workers from discriminating... Eating Found to be a Major Life Activity Under the ADA
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has held a rejected job applicant with insulin-dependent diabetes has established that his condition is covered by the ADA because his...
Benefit Reduction as A Form of Discrimination
In addition to not discriminating against disabled employees in access to benefits, an employer may not discriminate against employees with disabilities through benefit reductions. As stated by...
Confidentiality Under ADA
Maintaining confidentiality of medical records is a crucial requirement of the ADA. The results of any medical examinations, whether pre- or post-employment, must be kept confidential so that...
Definition of Healthcare Professionals Under ADA
The EEOC's Final Enforcement Guidance does not define the term ''health care professional.'' However, the interim Enforcement Guidance did include a discussion of the term, which defined...
Disability Harassment Prohibited by the ADA
The ADA also makes it unlawful for an employer to ''coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere'' with any individual in the exercise or enjoyment of any rights or protections afforded under the...
Discharging A Disabled Employee For Misconduct
The law is well settled that neither the ADA nor the Rehabilitation Act is violated when an employer discharges an individual based upon the employee's misconduct, even if the misconduct is...
EEOC Interpretation of Disability Harassment
The EEOC has interpreted the ADA's prohibition on coercion and intimidation as prohibiting harassment by an employer on the basis of a person's disability. According to the EEOC, harassment on...
EEOC Mandates Taking Action to Remove Discrimination
According to the EEOC, the ADA's reasonable accommodation requirement may be understood best ''as a means by which barriers to the equal employment opportunity of an individual with a disability...
Elements of A Disability Harassment Cause of Action
In addressing harassment claims under the ADA, courts have applied the standards utilized in Title VII hostile work environment cases. The plaintiff must prove: - the plaintiff is a...
Employee Benefit Plan Checklist
In order to comply with the nondiscrimination requirements of the American With Disability Act pertaining to employee benefits, employers should consider taking the following seven steps as part of...
General Restrictions on Inquiries and Examinations After Hiring
After an employee is hired, the ADA protections continue to apply. Thus, the Act prevents an employer from: - Requiring a medical examination; - Inquiring as to whether an employee has...
Lawful Aids Testing After Employment Begins
Once a person is employed, an employer may require AIDS testing only if it is job-related and consistent with business necessity. As with entrance examinations, this standard should be satisfied...
Learning Disability Information From Third Parties
The EEOC has taken the position that an employer may make disability-related inquiries or require a medical examination of an employee based, in whole or in part, on information learned from...
Prohibited Pre-Employment Inquiries Under ADA
Section 102(c)(2) of the ADA prohibits any identification of a disability by inquiry or examination at the pre-offer stage by specifying that: a covered entity shall not conduct a...
Unions and ADA
Employers are not the only entities that have obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The statute also applies to labor unions and other labor organizations. As an ADA covered...
Wellness Programs Under the ADA
A growing number of employers today are offering voluntary ''wellness'' programs in the workplace. These programs may include the taking of a medical history, as well as a variety of employee...
Sample Severance Agreement Including Release of ADA Claims
INTRODUCTION Company hired Employee on (date). Employee resigned his employment on (date). Company and Employee want to part company on friendly terms. The purpose of this Severance...