Disability act benefit plan changes seen. (The American Disabilities Act)

National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, December, 1990 by Gilbert, Evelyn

Disability Act Benefit Plan Changes Seen Benefits managers and third party administrators need to know about The American Disabilities Act, which has been called the most sweeping civil rights law passed since the 1960s, disability management experts say. "They have to consider their protections, and to be concerned that once a person can work, can do the essential functions of their job, that they have the right to return to the job," said Pat Owens, vice president of Thomas L.

Jacobs & Associates Inc. Passed July 26, the act prohibits limiting, segregating or classifying a qualified job applicant or employee in any way that adversely affects his or her status or opportunity because of disability, according to Ms. Owens. The act specifies that a...

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