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Employee Medical Exams and Disability-Related Inquiries under the ADA: Guidance for Employers Regarding Current Employees
Abstract
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 brochure was written by Susanne Bruyère in July, 2001. It was further updated in 2011 by Beth Reiter, an independent legal consultant, Ithaca, N.Y., with assistance from Sara Furguson, a Cornell University Employment and Disability Institute student research assistant. These updates, and the development of new brochures, were funded by Cornell, the National ADA Center Network, and other supporters.
Date Issued
2011-08-01Subject
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; employment screening; handicap; handicapped; HR; HR Policies; Human Resource; Human Resource Management; human resources; Human Resources Management; impairment; inequity; intolerance; learning disability; limitation; medical examinations; medical exams; 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/1813/90073
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