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Employers May Be Liable for a Hostile Work Environment Under the ADA

The ADA protects disabled people from discrimination in employment practices. Specifically, it states that covered employers shall not "discriminate against a qualified individual with a disability because of the disability of such individual in regard to job application procedures, the hiring, advancement, or discharge of employees, employee compensation, job training,...

Tags: Americans With Disabilities Act, Environment, HR Web Centre, Disability, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Job Training, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Gender And Diversity, Workforce Management

White papers 2001-06-05

The Americans With Disabilities Act: Employing People with Capabilities

In an organization, employers must hire and/or retain those individuals who can perform the major functions of the job, unless it can be demonstrated that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the organization. To follow the spirit of the law, organizations will need to adhere to various guidelines,...

Tags: Hiring, Americans With Disabilities Act, Disability, Cathy Fyock, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Gender And Diversity, Workforce Management

White papers 2003-01-01

How Well Do Your Particular Hiring Practices Comply With ADA?

The purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA is to remove restrictions on the employment of disabled individuals. Your hiring procedures -- application forms, interview techniques, examinations, and job descriptions -- all can leave you vulnerable to ADA liability if you don't have a clear sense of your obligations....

Tags: Hiring, Americans With Disabilities Act, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Gender And Diversity, Workforce Management

White papers 2001-06-15

Hiring Employees & The ADA

The employee selection process has become much more challenging for all employers but the key to keeping out of "trouble" is PREPARATION and CONSISTENCY. If you have a realistic, up-to-date Job Description, display the Job Description to all potential candidates and advise all candidates of the format of your selection...

Tags: Hiring, Selection, Americans With Disabilities Act, Profile Evaluation, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Gender And Diversity, Workforce Management

White papers 1997-11-01

Court Ruling That Employer's Integrity Test Violated ADA Could Open Door to Litigation

Since the use of polygraphs in most employment settings was outlawed in 1988, employers have been flocking to integrity or honesty testing as the best way to get behind a prospective employee's resume. As many as 5 million tests are given a year, and the testing industry, which has been...

Tags: Termination, Americans With Disabilities Act, Employer, Crain Communications Inc., Litigation, Workforce Management, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Business Operations, Human Resources, Gender And Diversity

White papers 2005-09-01