Accommodations Flashcards

Under the ADA, an employer must provide a reasonable accommodation to a qualified employee with a disability unless doing so would cause:

Answer: Undue hardship to the employer

The ADA requires reasonable accommodations unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the employer, considering factors like cost and operational impact.

A hotel guest with a mobility disability requests a ground-floor room under the ADA. The hotel has no accessible rooms available. What is the hotel's best course of action?

Answer: Offer a comparable accessible room at another nearby hotel at no extra cost

Public accommodations must make reasonable modifications; when no accessible room is available, arranging comparable accommodations nearby at no extra cost satisfies the ADA obligation.

Which Connecticut statute mirrors and extends ADA protections for individuals with disabilities in places of public accommodation?

Answer: Connecticut General Statutes § 46a-64

C.G.S. § 46a-64 prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities in places of public accommodation and in many respects mirrors and exceeds ADA standards.

An employee with PTSD requests permission to work from home two days per week as an accommodation. The employer denies the request without engaging in any discussion. This likely violates:

Answer: The interactive process requirement under the ADA

The ADA requires employers and employees to engage in an interactive process to identify effective reasonable accommodations before denying a request.

Under the Fair Housing Act, a landlord must allow a tenant with a disability to make reasonable modifications to the premises if:

Answer: The tenant agrees to restore the premises to their original condition upon vacating

Under the FHA, private landlords may require the tenant to agree to restore the premises upon vacating as a condition of permitting reasonable modifications.

A law school applicant with dyslexia requests extended time on the LSAT. The testing agency denies the request. Under the ADA, the applicant:

Answer: May sue the testing agency under Title III as a public accommodation

Testing entities are covered by ADA Title III as public accommodations and must provide modifications including extended time to individuals with documented disabilities.

An employee requests a leave of absence as a reasonable accommodation. Under the ADA, courts generally hold that:

Answer: A definite, finite leave may be a reasonable accommodation even if longer than FMLA provides

Courts recognize that a definite period of leave can be a reasonable accommodation, though indefinite or open-ended leave typically is not required.