The at-risk worker and the ADA

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits employers from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities based on their disabilities. The ban covers discrimination in hiring and other types of workplace advancement. The statute provides that a qualification standard may actu...

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Published inSuperVision Vol. 63; no. 11; p. 22
Main Author Zachary, Mary-Kathryn
Format Magazine Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Burlington National Research Bureau 01.11.2002
Subjects
Affirmative action
Americans with Disabilities Act 1990-US
Disability
Employees
Employers
Employment
Federal court decisions
Independent contractors
Labor law
Language
Litigation
Occupational safety
Paternalism
Regulation
Rehabilitation
State court decisions
Threats
Workers with disabilities
United States > US
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ISSN0039-5854
2150-556X

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Summary:The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits employers from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities based on their disabilities. The ban covers discrimination in hiring and other types of workplace advancement. The statute provides that a qualification standard may actually serve as a defense to a charge of disability-based discrimination if the standard in question is job-related and justified by business necessity. In Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Mario Echazabal (2002), the Supreme Court concluded an employee may lawfully exclude employees from the workforce whose disabilities may endanger themselves, as well as other people, subject to certain guidelines.
ISSN:0039-5854
2150-556X