employment discrimination
Episode 1: Employment and Reasonable Accommodations Questions and Answers
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Are returning vets with disabilities covered by the ADA?
- Returning veterans with disabilities are not automatically covered under the ADA. Their disability must meet the ADA’s definition of disability: A mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activity.
- In most cases, however, disabilities such as PTSD, TBI or depression would be covered under the ADA.
- There are two EEOC documenst which can help clarify these issues.
- One of these is for employers-Veterans and the Americ