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Your Right to a Reasonable Accommodation for Your Disability
Your employer must make accommodations for your disability so you can do your job.
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Time Off Work as a Reasonable Accommodation
Often, employees with disabilities need time off work for surgery, therapy, recovery, rest, or ongoing medical treatment.
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What to Do if Employer Ignores Request for Reasonable Accommodation
The Americans with Disabilities Act gives employees the right to a reasonable accommodation.
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Getting a Workplace Accommodation for Back Pain and Back Problems
Learn about common workplace accommodations for back or neck pain.
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Getting an Accommodation for Depression or Anxiety in the Workplace
Learn about your workplace rights and common accommodations for anxiety and depression.
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Bringing a Service Animal to Work as an Accommodation
Some employers may be required to allow certain service dogs or emotional support animals at work.
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Schedule Changes and Working Part Time as a Reasonable Accommodation
If you have a disability, you may have the right to part-time work or changes to your hours as an accommodation.
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When Does Someone With a Disability Pose a Direct Threat to Health or Safety Under the ADA?
Employers are restricted in firing or not hiring someone with a disability because they are worried about safety risks.
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Getting Hired With a Disability
The ADA doesn’t require employers to hire applicants with disabilities, but it does provide protections.
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When to Get an Employment Discrimination Lawyer for Disability Discrimination
If you have been fired, denied a job, or mistreated at work because of your disability, see a lawyer right away.
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How to Handle Disability Discrimination in the Workplace
If you are facing workplace discrimination because of a disability, you should take action right away.
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What to Do When Your Employer Discriminates Against You for a Disability
Has your employer discriminated against you because of your disability? Verify your employer has violated the ADA, and then file a complaint.
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Can I Be Fired Due to Disability?
Several laws give employees a right to take time off -- or to reasonable accommodations -- for disabilities.
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Job Discrimination Based on a History or Record of Disability
You may still be protected from disability discrimination even if you are no longer disabled.
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Medical Records and the ADA: Your Confidentiality Rights
Personnel records relating to disability must be kept confidential, with a few exceptions.
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When Can an Employer Ask You Disability-Related Questions or Require Medical Examinations?
Employers are restricted in asking about disability or health and sending you for medical tests or exams.
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What Are Essential Functions of a Job Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
To be protected from disability discrimination under the ADA, an employee must be able to perform the core functions of the job.
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What Cognitive Disabilities Are Protected From Discrimination?
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits employers and others from discriminating against those with physical, psychological, and cognitive disabilities.
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Does the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Cover Short-Term Illnesses?
The Americans with Disabilities Act doesn't generally protect employees with minor, temporary conditions; learn the rules here.
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Short-Term Illnesses Covered by The Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects people from discrimination on the basis of disability.
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Are Learning Disabilities Covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
Learning disabilities generally qualify as disabilities under the ADA.