ADA & the ADA Amendments Act:
Dealing with Disabilities in the Workplace

By Audra K. Hamilton

New and alarming trends are changing the way you manage your workforce and demanding your attention. These trends are too complex and critical to cover fully in a monthly newsletter. That's why we created HR Executive Special Reports.

About the Report
At times it’s so easy to get bogged down in the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, that we forget the real purpose behind it. Many HR administrators find a commonsense approach with a focus on the benevolent mission behind the Act makes it easier to implement the requirements -- even under the new amendments.

But the devil is in the details when it comes to employer responsibilities to employees who have been "regarded as disabled." And the ADA Amendments Act has made significant changes to the definition of "disability" and further expanded application of the ADA.

Learn the nuances of the ADA both pre and post enactment of the ADAAA, and get straight answers to both current and future issues surrounding the Americans with Disabilities Act with the critical new Special Report, ADA & the ADA Amendments Act: Dealing with Disabilities in the Workplace.

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Table of Contents:

CHAPTER 1 - What Is the ADA?
Does the law apply to me?
Who does the law protect?
What does the law require?

CHAPTER 2 - The Meaning of “Disability”
What is an impairment?
What is a major life activity?
What does "substantially limiting" mean?

CHAPTER 3 - Determining if an Individual is “Qualified”
How do you decide who is qualified?

CHAPTER 4 - Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship
What is a reasonable accommodation?
Tips for implementing accommodations
Undue hardship

CHAPTER 5 - Special Issues in Hiring
Before the offer
After the offer
Dealing with dishonesty
A final word of caution

CHAPTER 6 - Special Issues
Mental disabilities
Drug abuse
Persons associated with disabled persons

CHAPTER 7 - Medical Privacy Issues
Medical examinations and inquiries
Confidentiality of medical records
Fitness-for-duty exams

CHAPTER 8 - ADA and Employee Benefit Plans
What does this mean for my plan?
Disability-dased distinctions
Permissible disability-based distinctions
Wellness programs

CHAPTER 9 - Issues Concerning Contingent Employees
Disability-related inquiries and medical examinations
Reasonable accommodation and undue hardship
Selection criteria
Appendix
Notes