What Does it Take to Be Qualified for the Job?

What Does it Take to Be Qualified for the Job?

Jessica Jansepar Ross, Esq. Guest Contributor and Rose Daly-Rooney, ACDL Legal Director   Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ’em, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.” –Theodore Roosevelt If you are trying to...
Working as a Major Life Activity

Working as a Major Life Activity

By Corey Lovato, Staff Attorney and Rose Daly-Rooney, Legal Director   In a recent blog post, you learned that to be covered by the employment discrimination protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act, you need to be covered as...
What is a Disability?

What is a Disability?

By Jessica Jansepar Ross, Esq., Guest Contributor The Americans with Disabilities (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act are two important federal laws that prohibit covered employers from discriminating against qualified employees and applicants with disabilities. When...