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Leave Rights under the FMLA and the ADA: The Intersection of Two Laws
Abstract
About this Brochure This brochure is one of a series on human resources practices and workplace accommodations for persons with disabilities edited by Susanne M. Bruyère, Ph.D., CRC, Director, Employment and Disability Institute, Cornell University ILR School. This publication was was written by Sheila D. Duston, an attorney/mediator practicing in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, in September, 2001, and updated in 2010 by Beth Reiter, an independent legal consultant, Ithaca, N.Y., with assistance from Sara Furguson, a Cornell University Employment and Disability Institute ILR student research assistant. These updates, and the development of new brochures, were funded by Cornell, the National ADA Center Network, and other supporters. The full text of this brochure, and others in this series, can be found at www.hrtips.org. More information on accessibility and accommodation is available from the ADA National Network at 800.949.4232 (voice/ TTY), www.adata.org.
Date Issued
2001-07-01Subject
ADA Accommodation & Accessible IT; accommodate; accommodated; accommodating; accommodation; adaptation; adjustment; alternative; bias; bigotry; change; developmental disabled; disabilities; disability; disable; disabled; disablement; disabling; discriminate; discriminating; discrimination; earnings; EDIcat1-AAA; employ; employing; employment; family medical leave; Family Medical Leave Act; FMLA; handicap; handicapped; HR; HR Policies; Human Resource; Human Resource Management; human resources; Human Resources Management; impairment; inequity; intolerance; learning disability; limitation; medical leave; mental handicap; mental retardation; modification; personnel; physical disability; prejudice; self-employment; separation; single out; stereotype; unfairness; work
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A revised and updated edition of this brochure has been produced and is available at: https://hdl.handle.net/1813/90077
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