Compliance costs of the Americans with Disabilities Act

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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will bankrupt employers unless the scope of the protected class is narrowed and the number of mandated employer duties is lessened. Without adopting more precise definitions of disability and determining which employment practices constitute actionable discrimination, employers will incur hefty reasonable accommodation costs, be forced to employ individuals with excessive health insurance needs and be exposed to greater workers' compensation liability. Unrestrained ADA compliance requirements also threaten economically devastating lawsuits.

Economic aspects, Employer liability, Regulatory compliance costs, Legislation

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For the most part, busineness bears brunt of ADA

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Providing reasonable accommodations for handicapped employees, as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act with 1990 (ADA), is a burden which falls primarily on the business community. Disabled individuals were before this law often excluded from jobs because of fears they could not perform, or would lead to negative reaction from customers, clients, or co-workers. Employers need not provide such accommodations if doing so would be an undue burden or if the person is unqualified for a job, but disputes concerning the precise meaning of these terms are many.

Employment, Disabled persons

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The unpopular disabled: drug addicts and alcoholics lose benefits

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Section 105 of the Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996 sets a troubling precedent by isolating particular categories of the disabled to deny them federal disability benefits. The Act denies benefits to alcoholics and drug addicts under the Supplemental Security Income and Old Age Survivor's and Disability Insurance programs. Since medical evidence supports the view that alcoholism and drug addiction are diseases, Congress made a socially biased decision and is denying these groups of disabled persons constitutional equal protection.

Disability evaluation, Drug addicts, Drug abusers, Social security, United States. Social Security Administration. Supplemental Security Income Program, Alcoholics, Social security law

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