For the Americans with Disability Act for a job accommodation, what are the responsibilities of a fortune 50 employer?
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For the Americans with Disability Act for a job accommodation, what are the responsibilities of a fortune 50 employer?
Is there a time limit involved? Can a person with a disability be released form the company?
Asked on August 3, 2015 under Employment Labor Law, Illinois
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
The responsibilities of any employer are to make "reasonable accommodatons." Reasonable accommodations are ones that are not too costly or disruptive and which let the employee do his or her job. Common examples include phones with amplification or software to convert voice mail to text for deaf employees, or voice recognition software for employees with visual impairments; letting diabetic employees take extra snack breaks to balance their sugar level, or letting IBS or incontenent employees have extra bathroom breaks; etc.
The employer is not required to give the employee a different job or to change the employee's responsibilities; or to let the employee work from home instead of on site, or to work shorter hours. If the employee cannot, even with a reasonable accommodation, do his or her job, he or she may be terminated; and the employee may be fired for any non-disability-related reasons, like poor performance, absenteeism, etc.
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