Reasonable accommodation under the ADA: What's an employer to do? The Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, 42: 24-33.Kreismann, R. and Palmer, R. (2001), "Reasonable accommodation under the ADA: What's an employer to do?", Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration ...
CHHS initially granted the plaintiff the requested modifications for up to eight shifts per month without employment consequences. However, after nine months with this accommodation, the defendant discontinued the policy as the plaintiff only worked up to thirteen shifts each month, of which...
Also, according to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, to be protected by ADA you must have a record or evidence of substantial impairment that significantly limits or restricts a major life activity, like hearing, seeing, speaking, walking, breathing, or performing manual tasks. What...
When an individual with a disability requests accommodation and can be reasonably accommodated without creating an undue hardship or causing a direct threat to workplace safety, he or she will be given the same consideration for employment as any other applicant. Applicants who pose a direct threat...
Denying Reasonable Accommodations in the Interview Process: Employers are prohibited from denying a prospective employee’s request for reasonable accommodation throughout the pre-employment process. Some reasonable accommodations an applicant with a disability might request are captioning on a video call, ...
No. 1: You can't ask for medical information from applicants. Period.The most you can do at the applicant stage is ask something like, "Do you believe you can perform this position with or without a reasonable accommodation?" And the answer should be "Yes/No/Not Sure." Do not follow...
To be qualified for hire under ADA rules, a candidate must be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation. All employment practices are covered by Title I Employment Rights provisions including: job application, recruitment, hiring, training, ...
RESEARCH PATH: Labor & Employment > Attendance, Leaves, and Disabilities > The ADA and Disability Management > Practice Notes For a form to document the determination of an employee’s request for a reasonable accommodation under the ADA, see ...
The ADA requires an employer to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment, unless to do so would cause an undue hardship on the operation of the employer’s business. 42 U.S.C. § 12112(b)(5)...
The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against disabled people with respect to employment, transportation, and other services.