Most employers are rightly concerned about how the use of drugs, whether legal or illegal, can affect the ability of employees to perform their work. However, employers need to be careful about how they screen for and address prescription drug use because missteps can violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Pre-employment Prescription Drug TestingRead More
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Reasonable Accommodation Requests: What Is the “Interactive Process”?
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), an employee with a disability can request a reasonable accommodation and the employer must provide an accommodation, unless it would cause an undue hardship. Once the employee requests the accommodation, the employer and employee must engage in an “interactive process.” What is the interactive process? It doesn’t needRead More
What’s the Best Way to Request a Reasonable Accommodation from Your Employer?
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), if you have a disability your employer must provide a reasonable accommodation for you, unless it would cause your employer an undue hardship. What’s the best way to request a reasonable accommodation from your employer? A person who desires an accommodation needs to let the employer know thatRead More






