Wisconsin and many other states EEO laws apply to those with or more employees.State and federal laws also require affirmative action to recruit and hire disabled individuals and disabled veterans.James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis), one of the more conservative members of Congress.] Regarded as: An individual meets the requirement of ‘being regarded as having such an impairment’ if the individual establishes that he or she has been subjected to an action prohibited under this Act because of an actual or perceived physical or mental impairment whether or not the impairment limits or is perceived to limit a major life activity prohibit discrimination against those Regarded as Disabled.This includes stereotyped assumptions about people’s conditions and wrongly labeling a person as having a condition.The coverage and requirements of the WFEA, ADA and Rehabilitation Act are similar, so the following pages describe the general definitions, terms and reasonable accommodations under all three.This article is devoted to disability and reasonable accommodation after a person is employed.Disability and accommodation in hiring is covered in a separate article, as a condition expected to last only “six months and have minor” effects.This leaves an open question as to conditions which are less than six months but “major” or longer term and “minor.” Pregnancy is not a disability, even though it does continue for more than six months.
The ADA is “liberally construed” in favor of interpreting a condition as a disability, rather than excluding it.[Do not confuse the “liberally construed” as a political issue. The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 which mandated the “liberal construction” was first introduced by Rep.Careless management inquires or “fishing” into a person’s supposed or suspected condition often generates a Regarded as case. Employers may not discriminate in employment or benefits because a person has a disabled family member, volunteers to care for disabled people or is otherwise associated.An employer does have to accommodate an “associated with” situation.Disability discrimination is prohibited by the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act WFEA), the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), and the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (which covers public sector employers and organizations receiving federal funds).