With employment discrimination fast becoming one of the most hotly litigated areas of the law, expertise in this section of the Labor Code is paramount for any employer. Employers and employees alike may have to contend with all of these areas when faced with disability retirements claims. This Act also entitles employees to take reasonable leaves for medical reasons, child birth and child care, and for a parent with a serious medical condition. A disabled person is broadly defined as a person whom is substantially limited in one or more major life activities such as walking or seeing. Pursuant to the ADA, employers need to make a reasonable accommodation for a person with a disability.
Reasonable accommodation is defined differently depending on the size of the company.
Large companies are required to make greater efforts to accommodate the disabled while smaller businesses can make less substantial efforts to accommodate the disabled.