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Title I Prohibits discrimination against
“qualified individual with a disability” May require employer to provide
“reasonable accommodations”
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“Individual With A Disability”Has an impairment that:
› “substantially limits” › “one or more major life activities”
Has a record of such impairmentIs “regarded as” having such impairment
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“Qualified” Individual With A Disability
Satisfied job-related requirements of the position held or desired
With or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of that position
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Disability When determining whether an
impairment is a “disability,” courts will take into account ameliorative measures (e.g. medication, medical devices)
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“Regarded As” Has an impairment that does not
substantially limit major life activity but is treated as having such limitation
Has an impairment that substantially limits major life activity only as result of attitudes of others
Has no impairment but is treated by employer as having one
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Prohibited Activities Singling out workers with disabilities
because of their disability Adhering to standard practices that
adversely affect workers with disabilities
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Singling Out Workers With Disabilities Segregating or classifying Use of selection criteria that screens out
individuals with disabilities, unless:› Job-related, and› Consistent with the needs of the business
Medical inquiries in hiring process – be extremely cautious
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Adhering To Standard Practices Unlawful to use criteria or administrative
methods that have the effect of discriminating on the basis of disability
Employer has duty of providing “reasonable accommodation”
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Must make “reasonable” changes in workplace policies or environment to accommodate employee’s disability
Not required if accommodation would impose an “undue hardship” on the employer
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May include: Altering existing facilities Job restructuring Work schedule modification Providing unpaid leave Reassignment to vacant position Providing modifying equipment
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Not required to: Create a new position Bump another employee to create a
position Provide accommodation that would
create direct threat to others Violate CBA to provide accommodation
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A “disability-related” inquiry is a question or series of questions that is likely to elicit information about a disability. This same standard is used for determining whether a question is disability-related in the pre- and post-offer stages.
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The following are examples of questions that are not permissible:
• asking an employee whether he or she has or ever had a disability
• how he or she became disabled• inquiring about the nature or severity
of a disability• asking an employee to provide medical
documentation regarding a disability
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• asking an employee’s co-worker, family member, doctor or another person about an employee’s disability
• asking about an employee’s genetic information
• asking about an employee’s prior worker’s compensation history
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• asking an employee whether he or she is taking any prescription drugs or medications
• asking an employee a broad question about his or her impairment that is likely to elicit information about a disability. (i.e. what impairments do you have?)
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The following questions are permissible:
• asking generally about an employee’s well being
• asking an employee about non disability-related impairments(i.e. how did you break your leg?)
• asking an employee whether he or she can perform a job function
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• asking an employee whether he or she has been drinking
• asking an employee about his or her current illegal use of drugs
• asking an employee how she is feeling• asking an employee when her baby is
due
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• Asking an employee to provide the name and telephone number of a person to contact in case of a medical emergency
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Provides eligible employees of certain employers with up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for certain family and medical needs
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Covered Employers
> Private employers must employ 50 or more workers for each working day during each of 20 or more calendar workweeks in the current or preceding calendar year to be covered under the Act. This number is calculated when the employee requests leave.
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Eligible Employees employed by a covered employer for at
least 12 months has provided at least 1,250 hours of
service to that employer during the 12 month period immediately preceding the leave
employed at a worksite where at least 50 employees are employed within 75 miles of that worksite
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The birth of a child of the employee or the care for a child of the employee during its first year of life
The placement of a child with an employee for adoption or foster care
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To care for an immediate family member if that individual has a serious health condition
A serious health condition of the employee that makes the employee unable to perform the functions of the employee’s position
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If an employee requests FMLA leave, the employer has the right to inquire why leave is needed
Leave may be denied if the employee does not provide the requested information
The request for leave may be oral, and the employee need not specifically mention the FMLA when requesting leave in order to be eligible
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If leave is foreseeable - employer can require the employee to provide notice of not less than 30 days before the leave is necessary
If leave is not foreseeable, the employee must give as much notice as is practicable
The employer may require proof of the necessity for leave if leave is required due to the illness of the employee or to care for an ill family member
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Leave may be taken: in one lump sum several weeks at one time intermittently or by utilizing a reduced schedule of
hours (e.g. a schedule that reduces the usual number of hours per workweek, or hours per workday, of an employee)
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Unpaid leave is permitted> An employer may require, or the employee may elect, to substitute any kind of personal leave, vacation time, or other type of family leave available, for leave under the Act for any part of the 12-week leave period.
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During leave, the employee is required to pay premiums for which the employee would otherwise be responsible, including premium increases or costs associated with plan changes. The employee is subject to plan changes.
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Entitled to return to his or her same position or to an equivalent position with equal benefits, pay, and other terms and conditions of employment
Leave cannot result in any loss of accrued benefits
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FMLA leave does not act as a break in service for purposes of pension or other benefit plans
Not entitled to reinstatement if it would give the employee greater rights than if there had been no leave (e.g. employee who would have been laid off during FMLA leave is not entitled to reinstatement)
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Dual Coverage MMI Benefits Retaliation