Accommodations, ADA, and Light Duty

Accommodations, ADA, and Light Duty
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) has a "question and answer" article on its website examining light duty as an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

"Light duty" is defined as work that is less physically or mentally demanding than regular duties. The article examines when light duty can be required as an accommodation for an employee who meets the requirements of having a disability as defined under the ADA.

"The term disability means: (1) a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, (2) a person with a record of a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, and (3) a person who is regarded as having a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities."

To access the article in its entirety, use the following link:
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/corner/index.htm