Category: Americans with Disabilities Act Claims

And What To Do if They Refuse Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employees with a disability are allowed to ask employers for reasonable accommodations to help them perform their job duties. Here’s a general overview of that process. What Is a Reasonable Accommodation? A reasonable accommodation is any […]

Know Your Rights in the Workplace Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers are supposed to make reasonable accommodations to help employees with disabilities in the workplace. Employers must make these accommodations as long as they are not an undue burden. And the accommodation can be anything, as long […]

If Your Disability Isn’t Easy To See, You Still Have Rights The Americans with Disabilities Act doesn’t just cover people with visible physical disabilities. It also offers rights to those with disabilities that aren’t immediately easy to discern. This includes those related to mental illness, chronic pain, and addiction. Non-apparent […]

Short Answer: Anything You Need. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) says that qualifying employers have to offer employees with disabilities accommodations in the workplace. But that term—“reasonable accommodations”—can sound a bit vague. What does it mean? The simple answer is that anything can be a reasonable accommodation, as long […]

Your Rights in the Workplace Under the FMLA and ADA If you have a health condition, you are entitled to time off from work under several laws, including the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Both of these laws are designed to help […]