Tag: disabilities

Now Hear This: ADA Covers “Invisible Disabilities,” Too

By Bob Brady Feb 19, 2007 HR Management & Compliance

Even if you can’t see the results of a worker’s disability, you need to respect them, according to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Here are the rules to follow. Every time we look at the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it seems there are additional disabilities being covered. That’s not really happening, of course. The […]

ADA Complexity Leading to Increased Lawsuits

By Bob Brady Oct 19, 2006 HR Management & Compliance

As the Americans with Disabilities Act enters its 16th year, compliance is more than ever the order of the day. But you need a good guide to do it right. A recent Advisor article talked about the upsurge in legal action over violations by businesses of the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). […]

“Drive-By Lawsuits” Against Business an Unfortunate By-Product of ADA, Says Disability Group Leader

By Bob Brady Oct 18, 2006 HR Management & Compliance

The best defense against Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuits, whatever their motivation: Comply with the letter … and the spirit … of the law. Andrew Imparato doesn’t want you to get sued for failure to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). That’s rather ironic since, as president of the American Association of People […]

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Achieving Safe Passage Through the ‘Minefield’

By Bob Brady Aug 8, 2006 HR Management & Compliance

How do you make the Americans with Disabilities Act clear? Have a former DOL insider reduce its complexity to universal understandings. When Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), there likely was little thought that anyone would call the law a “minefield.” Yet that’s just how ABC News reporter John Stossel described ADA in […]

Under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), "reasonable accommodation" depends on the job, not just the employee

By Bob Brady Jun 14, 2006 HR Management & Compliance

Employment law attorneys note that ADA will not force you to make “reasonable accommodations” to the point that they hamper job performance When the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in 1990, some employers went into a tailspin. ADA mandated “reasonable accommodations” for the disabled. That invoked the specter of all manner of expensive […]

The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and alcohol and drug testing in the workplace: When to do it… when you have to stop

By Bob Brady Apr 23, 2006 HR Management & Compliance

While some employers may regard alcohol and drug addiction as self-control issues, the Americans With Disabilities Act emphatically does not. Both addictions are qualified disabilities under ADA. Those who suffer from them are consequently protected against discriminatory behavior by employers. The Americans With Disabilities Act, requires that you offer equal employment opportunity to rehabilitated alcoholics […]