Questions and Answers about Health Care Workers and the Americans with Disabilities Act, EEOC, Feb. 2007

Categories

• HIV as a Disability Under Antidiscrimination Law
• Employment

Resource Type

Statutes, Regulations and Agency Guidelines  

Description

This document created by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) offers guidance on how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to health care workers. Presented in question and answer format, this guide addresses numerous issues that may be of concern specifically to health care workers, including definition of disability, qualification, reasonable accommodation, direct threat to safety, disclosure of medical information, and enforcement. The guide includes several scenarios in which health care workers may find themselves. Each scenario is based on an actual case, and includes citations.

 

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Published

2008-April-24