Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Law

Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Law

The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) requires employers to make “reasonable accommodations” to keep disabled employees working for them, despite their physical or mental limitations. The ADA was amended in 2008, making significant changes to the definition of “disability” that have made it easier for employees to claim they are disabled under the Act and, therefore, entitled to accommodations from their employers. The amended Act creates new liabilities for employers and continues to prompt more requests for accommodation and an increase in discrimination claims.

Now more than ever, it is important for employers and their management staff to understand the requirements of this law, how to remain in compliance and avoid litigation.  Our labor and employment attorneys counsel public and private sector employers in responding to accommodation requests, analyzing whether an accommodation is necessary and determining when they are legally entitled to terminate a disabled employee who can no longer be accommodated without an unfair burden on the business operations. If sued for discrimination under the ADA, our firm rigorously defends employers against such claims.

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