Employers must provide reasonable accommodation (e.g., sign language interpreters; written materials produced in alternative formats, such as braille, large print, or on audio- cassette)...
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15. Must an employer provide reasonable accommodation so that an employee may attend training programs?
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Improved Engineered Wood Fiber (EWF) Surfaces for Accessible Playgrounds Field Performance Testing: Final Report II
Improved Engineered Wood Fiber (EWF) Surfaces for Accessible Playgrounds Field Performance Testing: Final Report II Field Performance Testing March, 2002 – January, 2003 USDA...
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16. What should an employer do when another federal law prohibits it from hiring anyone with a hearing impairment?
If a federal law prohibits an employer from hiring a person with a hearing impairment, the employer is not liable under the ADA....
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41. May an employer ask whether a reasonable accommodation is needed when an employee with a disability has not asked for one?
An employer may ask an employee with a known disability whether s/he needs a reasonable accommodation when it reasonably believes that the employee may need an accommodation....
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Are the rules about when an employer may make disability-related inquiries and require medical examinations the same for employees and applicants?
The ADA limits an employer's ability to make disability-related inquiries or require medical examinations at three stages: pre-offer, post-offer, and during employment....
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When may an employer ask an employee a disability-related question or require an employee to submit to a medical examination?
When may an employer ask an employee a disability-related question or require an employee to submit to a medical examination?...
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For more specific information about ADA requirements affecting employment contact:
For more specific information about ADA requirements affecting employment contact: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission P.O....
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12114(d)(2) Construction
(2) Construction Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to encourage, prohibit, or authorize the conducting of drug testing for the illegal use of drugs by job applicants or employees...
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Q. Must employers be familiar with the many diverse types of disabilities to know whether or how to make a reasonable accommodation?
Must employers be familiar with the many diverse types of disabilities to know whether or how to make a reasonable accommodation? A. No....
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21. How should an employer handle leave for an employee covered by both the ADA and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)?
An employer must allow the individual to use any accrued paid leave first, but, if that is insufficient to cover the entire period, then the employer should grant unpaid leave....
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What does "current" drug use mean?
If an individual tests positive on a test for the illegal use of drugs, the individual will be considered a current drug user under the ADA where the test correctly indicates that the individual...
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40. Must an employer ask whether a reasonable accommodation is needed when an employee has not asked for one?
(108) However, an employer should initiate the reasonable accommodation interactive process(109) without being asked if the employer: (1) knows that the employee has a disability, (2)...
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May an employer have an employee who it reasonably believes will pose a direct threat examined by its own health care provider?
May an employer have an employee who it reasonably believes will pose a direct threat examined by its own health care provider? (Question 12) Yes....
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13. May an employer be required to provide more than one accommodation for the same employee with a hearing disability?
May an employer be required to provide more than one accommodation for the same employee with a hearing disability? Yes....
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28. Does an employer have to notify an employee with a disability about vacant positions, or is it the employee's responsibility to learn what jobs are vacant?
If the employer does not know whether the employee is qualified for a specific position, the employer can discuss with the employee his/her qualifications.(88) An employer should proceed...
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12112(b)(7)
(7) failing to select and administer tests concerning employment in the most effective manner to ensure that, when such test is administered to a job applicant or employee who has a disability...
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12112(b)(7)
(7) failing to select and administer tests concerning employment in the most effective manner to ensure that, when such test is administered to a job applicant or employee who has a disability...
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May an employer request that an employee provide a doctor's note or other explanation when the employee has used sick leave?
May an employer request that an employee provide a doctor's note or other explanation when the employee has used sick leave? (Question 15) Yes....
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§8.12(b)
(b) A recipient shall select and administer tests concerning employment to ensure that, when administered to an applicant or employee who has a handicap that impairs sensory, manual, or...
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What obligations does an employer have if an employee discloses his or her HIV status?
What obligations does an employer have if an employee discloses his or her HIV status? The ADA requires that medical information be kept confidential....
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20. When an employee requests leave as a reasonable accommodation, may an employer provide an accommodation that requires him/her to remain on the job instead?
Yes, if the employer's reasonable accommodation would be effective and eliminate the need for leave.(56) An employer need not provide an employee's preferred accommodation as long as the...
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12112(b)(6)
(6) using qualification standards, employment tests or other selection criteria that screen out or tend to screen out an individual with a disability or a class of individuals with disabilities...
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12112(b)(6)
(6) using qualification standards, employment tests or other selection criteria that screen out or tend to screen out an individual with a disability or a class of individuals with disabilities...