The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that covered employers provide “reasonable accommodations” to employees who request them. If you need a reasonable accommodation, it will be important to make sure you have a clear understanding of what the ADA requires (and what it doesn’t). Unfortunately, employers improperly deny their […]
Category: Americans with Disabilities Act Claims
And What To Do if They Refuse Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employees with a disability are allowed to ask employers for reasonable accommodations to help them perform their job duties. Here’s a general overview of that process. What Is a Reasonable Accommodation? A reasonable accommodation is any […]
Know Your Rights in the Workplace Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers are supposed to make reasonable accommodations to help employees with disabilities in the workplace. Employers must make these accommodations as long as they are not an undue burden. And the accommodation can be anything, as long […]
If Your Disability Isn’t Easy To See, You Still Have Rights The Americans with Disabilities Act doesn’t just cover people with visible physical disabilities. It also offers rights to those with disabilities that aren’t immediately easy to discern. This includes those related to mental illness, chronic pain, and addiction. Non-apparent […]
Short Answer: Anything You Need. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) says that qualifying employers have to offer employees with disabilities accommodations in the workplace. But that term—“reasonable accommodations”—can sound a bit vague. What does it mean? The simple answer is that anything can be a reasonable accommodation, as long […]