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What is prohibited?. Define an individual with a disability. Is drug/alcohol abuse covered under ADA?. No it is not covered these employees are held to the same performance standards as others.
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What is prohibited? Define an individual with a disability. Is drug/alcohol abuse covered under ADA? No it is not covered these employees are held to the same performance standards as others. Employers are prohibited from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities in job application procedures, hiring, firing, promotion, etc. Has a physical/mental impairment that substantially limits one ore more major life activities, has a record of such impairment or is regarded as having such impairment. Americans with Disabilities Act How do employers make a reasonable accommodation? Adjustment or modification to enable a person with a disability to enjoy equal opportunities 1 A deaf applicant may need a sign language interpreter What is an “undue hardship?” An action that would be extremely hard on the employer or that would be far too costly for the employer when things like size of business, financial resources, nature of operation, are taken into account Assume you are a small business owner. How will the federal government try to help you? 2 An employee with diabetes may need breaks to check their blood sugar level 3 types of disabilities and 3 potential accommodations A blind employee may need someone to read information posted on a bulletin board Federal Tax Incentives and Tax cuts for business that make accommodations for employees with disabilities. 3
You own a car dealership and hire Mark who is very knowledgeable. You must layoff Jim (age 33), Marvin (42) or Harold (age 55). Who do you layoff and why? ADEA covers people __40___ years old and up. Aspects of employment covered by ADEA Every phase of employment from hiring, interviewing, promoting, paying, evaluating, training, and firing You should fire the one that is least competent if you can prove that one of the men is much worse at the job. If you can’t it is safest to fire Jim because then it does not seem as though you are firing the older people to bring in younger employees. Age Discrimination Employment Act How did Mitsubishi Electronics discriminate? The company targeted managers that were older and decided to fire older managers based only on age not on performance or ability.
