The Americans with Disabilities Act requires employers to provide workers with reasonable accommodations if it does not cause an undue hardship. Individuals who require some assistance to perform tasks may ask for it without fear of losing their jobs. An accommodation...
Americans With Disabilities Act
Does your dog qualify as a service animal?
People rely on animals in many ways, especially dogs. For a long time, dogs have served as companion animals and working animals. You will see K9s working for law enforcement, sheepdogs working in the fields and service dogs, who help people with disabilities. If you...
Can your employer help you work despite your disabling condition?
You've worked at the same company for years. You might have hoped to retire from your current employer eventually. No matter how hard working you are, unexpected life events can derail your professional plans. Whether you experience increasing weakness and are...
Do you know what reasonable accommodations your employer must make for you?
Employers must know about various employment laws and abide by them in many areas of their operation, including reasonably accommodating their employees with disabilities. Whether you have a lifelong disability or you develop a condition later in life, the Americans...
ADA’s reasonable accommodation and undue hardship
Finding a job with a disability can be challenging enough. Employers often engage in discriminatory practices that can put these applicants at a disadvantage. Yet, even after a disabled individual secures employment, or he or she becomes disabled after getting a job,...