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C232--2.8
WGU HR Section 2.8
Question | Answer |
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When was the ADA (americans with disabilties Act) passed? | 1990, Senator Tom Harkin |
What does the ADA cover? | illegal for any firm with 25 (now 15) or more employees to discriminate in employment against a qualified person with a disability. |
How is "disability" defined in the ADA (3 items)? | a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; or a record of such impairment; or being perceived as having such an impairment. |
What does the ADA require employers to do? | provide reasonable accommodation for qualified disabled workers. |
What is "reasonable accommodations" under the ADA? | Any change in the work environment or in the way that things are customarily done that enables a person with a disability to enjoy equal employment opportunities. |