The ADA Knowledge Quiz: Test your ADA Understanding

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The ADA Knowledge Quiz: Test your ADA Understanding

Leave accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are a challenge for many organizations. Despite the ADA having been in place for nearly 30 years, 7 in 10 employers say that staying on top of awareness of the ADA’s details is a top challenge for their organization. How well do you know the fundamentals? Find out by taking this short quiz on top ADA requirements. After you complete the quiz, you’ll be presented with a score and resources.

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1. True or false: The definition of disability under the ADA can include someone with a record of a previous impairment or regarded as having an impairment.
2. True or false: The purpose of granting an accommodation is to enable the employee to perform all the essential functions of their job.
3. True or false: The ADA process to request an accommodation should be clearly outlined in your HR policies.
4. True or false: An impairment only needs to substantially limit one major life activity to be considered a disability.
5. True or false: When there are several qualified applicants, the one with a disability must be given priority.
6. True or false: Employers must engage in an interactive accommodation process with employees with known disabilities even if they know an accommodation isn’t possible.
7. True or false: During the employee’s return-to-work confirmation call, she states, “I’m not sure I’m feeling up to returning to work just yet. I still have periods where I feel really sick.” This should trigger the interactive process.
8. True or false: An employer can offer an alternative accommodation instead of the one requested.
9. True or false: An ADA request requires a Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave to be open.
10. True or false: An employer’s HR policy can state that an employee will be terminated once job protected leave is exhausted.

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