Whether employees have or ever had a disability.“Disability-related inquiries” are questions likely to elicit information about a disability, such as: Thus, the more cautious approach is to deem the employee to have a covered disability. “Major life activity” includes most anything that an employee does at work. As stated above, you must broadly interpret the phrase “substantially limits a major life activity” in your assessment. When considering employer and employee rights and obligations under the ADA, the employer must first assess whether the employee has a “covered” disability under the ADA that may qualify for a reasonable accommodation under the ADA. Determining Whether the Employee Has a Covered Disability Once an employer knows of an individual’s need for an accommodation, the employer must engage in an interactive process to attempt to identify an appropriate accommodation. 5 Outside of the context of the illegal use of drugs or alcohol, if the employer believes that an employee’s poor job performance results from a disability, the employer may wish to ask the employee if he or she needs an accommodation. 4Īdditionally, in some cases, employees do not even need to request an accommodation where the disability is obvious to the employer. In such a circumstance, if the employer notices that the employee has difficulty performing the essential functions of the job, then the employer should initiate the interactive process. Specifically, where the employee has a mental impairment and cannot understand the impact of his or her noticeable behavior, then the ADA does not require the employee to request an accommodation to trigger the employer’s obligation to start the interactive process. 3 An employee does not need to use any magic words to request an accommodation and it suffices if the employee tells the employer that he or she needs an adjustment or change at work due to a medical condition.Īn exception to the general rule exists for certain mental disabilities. Request for AccommodationsĪs a general rule, the employer does not have an obligation to engage in the interactive process or accommodate a disability until the employee requests an accommodation. The ADA does not require employers to adopt a reasonable accommodation policy, but employers should nevertheless adopt one to help ensure that they treat all employees and applicants in a consistent and legally compliant manner. THE ADA AFFIRMATIVELY REQUIRES EMPLOYERS TO MAKE reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of employees or applicants, provided that the accommodation does not pose an undue hardship on the operation of the business of the employer. This article provides guidance for employers on providing reasonable accommodations for disabled employees pursuant to Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and amendments to it by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA). This process map resource kit provides an overview of the key stages in the lifecycle of a typical federal court litigation, as well as comprehensive.īy: Betsy Johnson, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. JCivil Litigation Process Map: Pre-litigation (Federal)īy: The Practical Guidance Civil Litigation Team Recent decisions from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the U.S. JTiming Is Everything: The Impact of Transactions on Pending Bids.īy: Erin M. This article discusses market trends in oil and gas transactions from 2021 through the first quarter of 2022, including (1) notable transactions. Hoffman and Thomas Blackwell BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. JOil and Gas Transactions: Market Trends 2021/Q1 2022īy: Justin F.
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