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Facially Neutral No-Rehires Rules And The Americans With Disabilities Act, Christine Neylon O'Brien
Facially Neutral No-Rehires Rules And The Americans With Disabilities Act, Christine Neylon O'Brien
Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal
This article deals with the issue of whether alcoholism should qualify as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Under this theoretical category, an employee or potential employee would have a cause of action once he shows his disability no longer interferes with his ability to perform his job. One example of a prospective plaintiff is a recovering alcoholic. The author addresses the difference between a disparate impact claim and a disparate treatment claim and asserts what employers should do to ensure they do not run afoul of the ADA.
Stepping Out Of The Courtroom And Into The Personnel Department: An Analysis Of Reasonable Accommodation And Disparate Impact In Raytheon V. Hernandez, Douglas Menikheim, Frederick R. Trelfa
Stepping Out Of The Courtroom And Into The Personnel Department: An Analysis Of Reasonable Accommodation And Disparate Impact In Raytheon V. Hernandez, Douglas Menikheim, Frederick R. Trelfa
Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal
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