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What is undue hardship with disability discrimination?

| Dec 12, 2019 | Disability Discrimination |



In general, the employer is not required to provide reasonable accommodation unless the disabled employee has requested it. An example might be the disability negatively impacting the employee performing his or her duties and the employer asking how that can be rectified. If the employee requests reasonable accommodation and there are several alternatives to provide it, the employer can select the option that costs the least.

This information is important as a case of disability discrimination often hinges on these factors. If the employer can provide the employee or prospective employee with what is needed to complete the work and simply chooses not to without there being undue hardship, then there might be a case for violating the ADA.