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Article Index » disability discrimination » post-hire inquiries and exams » EEOC Enforcement Guidance
Report Link Disability Related Inquiries And Medical Exams: Recent Developments.
Semmes Bowen & Semmes - January 01, 2003
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. (ADA), an employer is strictly proscribed in conducting disability-related inquiries and medical examinations of employees and applicants.
Report Link Fact Sheet on Obtaining and Using Employee Medical Information as Part of Emergency Evacuation Procedures.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - November 01, 2001
In light of recent events, many employers are developing or re-evaluating emergency procedures to ensure the safe evacuation of all employees. A comprehensive emergency evacuation plan should provide for prompt and effective assistance to individuals whose medical conditions may necessitate it. Many employers have asked how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act affect their ability to achieve this goal. Specifically, employers have asked whether they may request information to help identify individuals who might need assistance because of a medical condition and whether they can share this information with others in the workplace. As the following questions and answers demonstrate, federal disability discrimination laws do not prevent employers from obtaining and appropriately using information necessary for a comprehensive emergency evacuation plan.
Report Link New Guidance On Obtaining Employee Medical Information: Dare You Ask?
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP - December 01, 2000
Discusses EEOC's Enforcement Guidance on Disability-Related Inquiries and Medical Examinations of Employees Under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Report Link EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Disability-Related Inquiries and Medical Examinations of Employees Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - July 27, 2000
This enforcement guidance explains when it is permissible foremployers to make disability-related inquiries or require medical examinations of employees.
Report Link QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: ENFORCEMENT GUIDANCE ON DISABILITY-RELATED INQUIRIES AND MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS OF EMPLOYEES UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA).
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - July 27, 2000
The Guidance explains the ADA's rules concerning when employers may and may not obtain medical information about their employees.

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