Purpose – Important Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)‐related issues that derive from the case law are described and analyzed with the aim of providing guidance both for those responsible for establishing organizational policies, procedures, and practices.Design/methodology/approach – A total of 50 influential court cases spanning the past ten years are reviewed and synthesized to better understand the current and future impact of the ADA.Findings – Better understanding of ADA can help employers both avoid costly litigation and take advantage of a segment of the US labor market that has not yet been fully utilized.Originality/value – This paper helps practitioner and researchers better understand the organizational implications of the ADA. Better understanding the current case law should lead to employer policies, procedures, and practices that facilitate the better utilization of the qualified disabled work force without compromising employer concerns related to productivity and other job‐related out...
In short, the author of this article holds that there are many forces working to upgrade facilities, assisted by a thorough administrative sanitation program to control cross-infection, that will enable them to keep their infection rates at an absolute minimum and help them to approach ever more closely their ultimate goal of curing the sick while simultaneously protecting the well.
