Employer required "full release" violates ADA law...

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Employers that implement 100 percent healed policies precluding any individuals with injuries or illness from working may be committing a per se violation of the ADA. Employers should instead conduct an individualized assessment of the individual's ability to perform the essential functions of his job with reasonable accommodations.

http://www.riskandinsurance.com/story.js...=414790507

[Regrets]

Thanks for the Info. That Last Paragraph of the Article was a Head Turner.

[Bummer Knees]

Last time I met with my employer they told me I could only return to work if I had no restrictions and could return to work at 100%.

I asked the school to put this in a letter and they did, my attorney has the letter.

[Shadow]

Statue of limitations is 180 days. Then does ADA apply for less then 50 employees?

[Xiabei]

My problem is the same. The only restriction I have now is on hours, but my employer says no coming back until you can work all day, 8-12 hours. (I made a post about it before I saw this one; goes into a little more detail).

Granted, my problem is only a fractured middle finger, so it's not a "disability" in the normal sense of the word (though they told me I can expect problems with it down the road since the fracture went into the joint; and I currently only have about half the normal flexibility).

Some say "they can do that", some say "they can't do that." I guess at this point I'll just wait until my next doctor's appointment and see what happens.