Questions and Answers: Enforcement Guidance on Disability-Related Inquiries and Medical Examinations of Employees Under the ADA

Why did the EEOC issue this Guidance?

• In October 1995, the EEOC issued enforcement guidance explaining the ADA's rules concerning when an employer may and may not make disability-related inquiries and require medical examinations of applicants. Since that time, we have had many inquiries from EEOC investigators and attorneys in the field, employers, and employees about how the law applies with respect to people who are already working. This Guidance is intended to answer some of the most frequently-asked questions we have received.