MIAMI, FL - Employers in Florida are prohibited from discriminating against qualified employees with disabilities and are required to provide reasonable accommodations, yet many employers ignore these obligations, delay the interactive process, or retaliate when employees assert their rights. Miami employment discrimination attorney Jason D. Berkowitz of BT Law Group, PLLC (https://btattorneys.com/miami-discrimination-lawyer/disability-and-reasonable-accommodation/) is outlining the protections available under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Florida Civil Rights Act, and local Miami-Dade County ordinances for employees facing disability-related workplace violations.
Miami employment discrimination attorney Jason D. Berkowitz explains that the ADA defines a disability as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, including walking, seeing, hearing, breathing, concentrating, and working. The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 broadened this definition significantly and directed courts to interpret the term in favor of broad coverage. The law recognizes three categories of disability: an actual impairment, a record or history of such an impairment, and being regarded as having an impairment. Conditions that commonly qualify include diabetes, cancer, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, major depressive disorder, PTSD, and mobility impairments, among others. "The third category is particularly important because it protects employees...
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