Americans with Disabilities Act
Americans with Disabilities Act
University of Maryland, University College
Human Resource Management
HRHM 300
July 19, 2013 Americans with Disabilities Act
Martina Navratilova (2013) said: “Disability is a matter of perception. If you can just do one thing well, you’re needed by someone.” With an estimated three hundred billion people in the United States, it would be impossible to find two people exactly alike. Differences are what set people apart from one another. This allows employers to select from a vast array of characters. As a company operating within the United States, as oppose to Belgium, it is imperative that Pomodoro’s policies and procedures align with certain U.S laws and regulations in employment. One such law is the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ,” (Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 1990), which “prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, State and local government, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation, and telecommunications,” (Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 1990). Although the Americans with Disabilities Act was somewhat controversial at the onset, it is the law that is crucial to level the playing field for disabled people, to the prohibition of prejudice against the disabled and to make employers understand the implications for non compliance with the laws within the act.
Summary of American with Disabilities Act
Americans with Disabilities Act was initiated to give people with disabilities a fighting chance once entering the work field. By giving people a fighting chance, employers level the playing field, which means that employees have an equal chance to succeed and that they follow the same rules (Boyes, 2013). Leveling the playing field can mean employers providing accommodations for employees with disabilities, as small as a stepping stool and as big as the ability to telecommute from home; even at a larger scale, employers can
University of Maryland, University College
Human Resource Management
HRHM 300
July 19, 2013 Americans with Disabilities Act
Martina Navratilova (2013) said: “Disability is a matter of perception. If you can just do one thing well, you’re needed by someone.” With an estimated three hundred billion people in the United States, it would be impossible to find two people exactly alike. Differences are what set people apart from one another. This allows employers to select from a vast array of characters. As a company operating within the United States, as oppose to Belgium, it is imperative that Pomodoro’s policies and procedures align with certain U.S laws and regulations in employment. One such law is the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ,” (Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 1990), which “prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, State and local government, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation, and telecommunications,” (Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 1990). Although the Americans with Disabilities Act was somewhat controversial at the onset, it is the law that is crucial to level the playing field for disabled people, to the prohibition of prejudice against the disabled and to make employers understand the implications for non compliance with the laws within the act.
Summary of American with Disabilities Act
Americans with Disabilities Act was initiated to give people with disabilities a fighting chance once entering the work field. By giving people a fighting chance, employers level the playing field, which means that employees have an equal chance to succeed and that they follow the same rules (Boyes, 2013). Leveling the playing field can mean employers providing accommodations for employees with disabilities, as small as a stepping stool and as big as the ability to telecommute from home; even at a larger scale, employers can