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Reasonable Accommodation Expectations Regarding The Topics Of Religion And Disability

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Introduction. In this paper, I will be discussing reasonable accommodation expectations concerning the topics of religion and disability. I will begin by first discussing the reasonable accommodation expectations, pertaining to both religion and disability. I will than discuss who enforces these expectations. Lastly, I will discuss two private sector workplaces that provide reasonable accommodations for religion and disability.
The Accommodations. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and employee’s religious beliefs, protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 require that employers have an obligation to reasonable accommodation’s within their workplace (Wilson & Mingus, 2015, p. 7). The expectations of …show more content…

51). Accommodations that may apply to grooming or dress attire as it applies to their religious beliefs and objections to work that would directly oppose their religious beliefs (Kelly, 2008, p. 51). Disability. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in 1990 and consisted of three titles (Chalofsky, 2014, p. 303). Title I was the employment title, this title required that employers not to discriminate against employees and applicants whom with reasonable accommodations could perform the essential functions of the job (Chalofsky, 2014, p. 303). Title II covered any program or activity that was conducted by a public entity ranging from adult and higher education to prisons to public health care (Chalofsky, 2014, p. 303). Title III of the ADA protects individuals with disabilities from discrimination and required access to public places that consist of government, food, lodging, and health care establishments (Chalofsky, 2014, p. 303). On January 1, 2009, a piece of legislature made significant changes to the ADA and expanded on the original definition of the ADA regarding the word “disability” (Chalofsky, 2014, p. 303). This came to be known as the American Disability Acts Amendments Act (ADAAA) (“Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA),” n.d.). For an employee or applicant to make a request regarding a reasonable

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