Written by the late Ernie Hadley and updated by Natania Davis, author of A Guide to Federal Sector Equal Employment Law and Practice, the Guide to Federal Sector Disability Discrimination Law and Practice is a seminal text on disability discrimination case law, statutes, and regulations interpreting and implementing the ADA, ADAAA, Rehabilitation Act, GINA, and Drug Abuse Act. (more details)

Disability discrimination and reasonable accommodation cases continue to grow in number. Especially noteworthy in this Fourth Edition is caselaw decided under the ADAAA as applied to federal sector employment by the EEOC. Even though the ADAAA went into effect in 2009, it was not until 2016 that the Commission published its first decision under the Act. In addition, much of the caselaw under the old ADA has been removed to ensure that each chapter sets forth the most up-to-date regulations and Commission and court decisions. New topics include the interaction between use of artificial intelligence in employment practices and the ADA, the “regarded as” provision under the ADAAA, pre-employment medical inquiries, service animals and telework as reasonable accommodations, and COVID-19.

Federal agency managers, supervisors, personnel specialists, and EEO and EAP counselors dealing with medical issues and reasonable accommodation requests, as well as counselors, investigators, and advocates who litigate disability cases rely on the Disability Guide for its comprehensive reporting and commentary on topics including:

• Overviews of the ADA, Rehabilitation Act and ADAAA—ADAAA regulations
• Impairments Under the ADA—physical and mental impairments
• Major Life Activities—working, walking, seeing, lifting, thinking, pregnancy, and more
• Substantial Limitation—analysis under the ADAAA
• Regarded as Disabilities—analysis under the ADAAA
• Qualified Individuals—qualifications for position, essential functions of the position, disqualifying misconduct, risk assessment, and the violent or threatening employee
• Reasonable Accommodation—the process, end result and types of reasonable accommodation, e.g., reassignments, job rotation, job modifications, and light–duty
• Undue Hardship—burden of proof, undue hardship factors, and undue hardship in specific accommodations
• Forms of Prohibited Discrimination—disparate treatment and impact, intentional discrimination, hostile work environment, reprisal, and prohibited medical exams and inquiries
• Timeliness and Remedies—back pay and disability retirement
• Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

Related Items

(2021) Federal Sector Disability Discrimination Law Deskbook

Updated with cases through mid-2021, the Disability Deskbook is an extensive compilation of decisions interpreting the Rehabilitation Act, ADA, ADAAA, and other statutes and implementing regulations, and covers all disability related topics. Major topics include who is covered under the ADA, specific impairments, major life activities, "regarded as having a disability," "qualified individual with a disability," reasonable accommodation, undue hardship, direct threat defense, and disability related inquiries. (more details)

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(2004) Disability Law and Practice (download)

From the basics of disability law to guidance for practitioners on how best to represent agencies or complainants, this training disc provides a practical lesson on this complex subject. Materials include an examination and explanation of relevant laws, cases, and key terminology. (more details)

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