EEOC Complaints

Terms: EEOC Complaints (33,500),

Terms: employment discrimination (5,270,000), employment rights (3,170,000),

Boolean: disability +"direct threat" (188,000), disabilities +"direct threat" (258,000), disabilities +paternalism (133,000), disabilities +stereotyping (583,000), "schedule A" +"direct threat" (6,020),

ABA - Direct Threat Defense - An issue often overlooked by litigants and courts is the critical role that reasonable accommodation plays in the direct threat defense. Prevailing on a direct threat defense requires the employer to show that the significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others cannot be eliminated or reduced by reasonable accommodation. ... Congress recognized that employer assessment of the risk to the employee historically served as a reason for the unwarranted exclusion -- well meaning or otherwise -- of qualified individuals from work. Congress drafted the ADA to leave the assessment of personal risk to the employee in consultation with his treating physician. The ADA prohibits employers from considering the effect on health or safety, unless and until the individual's condition or behavior imperils the health or safety of others

National Council on Disabilities - Direct Threat to Self Defense - Chevron's physicians were not willing or able to calculate the risk of harm that might befall Echazabal at any time in the future. They were aware only that, sooner or later, his working at the refinery could possibly damage his liver.

Terms: National Council on Disability (544,000), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (3,790,000),

Terms: hidden disability (179,000), hidden disabilities (201,000),

Yale - Hidden Disabilities - Anxiety disorders, which can affect concentration and interpersonal communication, are often made less daunting by breaking large projects into smaller tasks and permitting flex-time. The common theme throughout this literature is the recognition that the most difficult, yet important factor in living with a hidden disability is identifying those accommodations that would likely result in a more productive work life, and trusting an employer to realize that accommodating a hidden disability can result in a far more rewarding and successful experience for both employee and employer.

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