title: Preplacement evaluation: thriving within the ADA guidelines.
abstract: 1. The intent of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) is to remove barriers against those with known disabilities and to require reasonable accommodation to enable qualified employees to perform a job. The ADA is not meant to facilitate those with covert preexisting conditions in setting up workers' compensation and disability claims. 2. Essential job functions are physical and mental requirements for a job that are developed by the supervisor and the occupational health department. These functions should be included with the posting of any position. 3. Preplacement evaluation requirements: essential job functions that are used to determine what is included in the assessment; employee capability statement (with reasonable accommodation); and conditional offer of employment pending a satisfactory post-offer evaluation prior to beginning the job.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Pruitt
mesh_terms: D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007586:Job Application; D007587:Job Description; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance