Evaluate employment laws affecting business.

CO4: Apply legal concepts to business scenarios

CO9: Evaluate employment laws affecting business.

CO10: Define the ethical environment that is applicable to the business world.

Title I of the Americans With Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12112(a), requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified persons with a disability to enable them to work.   The federal government has a similar requirement under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794.  A “reasonable” accommodation a determination to be made on the facts by the employer on a case-by-case basis.  Ultimately, the decision an employer makes could be reviewed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)  (or an equivalent state agency) or a court if the employer’s action is challenged by an applicant or employee.