Book Discussing ADA Workplace Accommodations

Thompson Publishing Groupble accommodation requirement has been called the heart of the Americans With Disabilities Act's workplace provisions. Reasonable accommodations are modifications to the work environment or work routines that enable persons with disabilities to do their jobs. An accommodation is not required if it imposes an undue hardship.

New guidance from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission offers fresh insight into Thompson Publishing Groupble accommodation requirement. However, the guidance has generated controversy, because while the commission generally clarified the legal responsibilities that federal courts recognize, it also took issue with some court decisions and in several instances placed a greater burden on employers than the courts have.

Workplace Accommodations Under the ADA helps employers understand their obligations under the law and offers ways to handle accommodation requests from individuals with disabilities. The book discusses recent Supreme Court decisions addressing who is considered "disabled" and how those rulings will affect the duty to accommodate.

The book addresses such issues as when employers must provide unpaid leave, keep jobs open or reassign workers as accommodations for employees with disabilities. It also discusses whether employers can use cost/benefit analysis when determining if a requested accommodation is an undue hardship.

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