When the Employer Requests Documentation of Disability: Key Considerations for the Employment Service Professional

Event Date/Time: 

Tuesday, November 18th, 2025
1:00 PM EST - 2:15 PM EST

Location: 

Virtual

Description: 

Presenter: Jeffrey Tamburo, Training and Content Development Specialist, Northeast ADA Center

The ADA states that employers may request medical documentation as verification of disability, as long as it is “job related and consistent with business necessity.” What exactly does this mean? What are the guidelines for these requests? Who can provide this information and what should it say?

The presentation will last approximately 60 minutes followed by an additional fifteen minutes of Q&A time. One hour of CRC credit available.

General Accommodations: 

Open or Closed Captions

Other Accommodations: 

Other accommodations available on request.

From the Sponsor: 

Region 2 - Northeast ADA Center

Audience: 

Employer, People with Disabilities, Family Member of Person With Disability

Topic: 

Employment (ADA Title I), Reasonable Accommodation

Credit: 

Attendance, CRCC

Registration: 

Required

Cost: 

$0.00