NJ Disability Discrimination Law – Reasonable Accommodations for Disabilities

By Thomas McKinney
Partner

New Jersey employment law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations for an employees disability.  An employer is required to accommodate a disability unless it would impose an an undue hardship on the operation of the business.  New Jersey Law  requires an employer to make a “reasonable accommodation to the limitations of an employee … who is a person with a disability.”  An employer can be excused from making the accommodation if the disabled employee  cannot perform the essential function of the job even with reasonable accommodation.

If your employer has denied you an accommodation or if you were terminated as a result of your disability, please contact our NJ Disability Discrimination lawyers for a free consultation.

Dated: May 19, 2010 – Castronovo & McKinney

About the Author
Tom McKinney is an experienced NJ Employment Lawyer in all major areas of labor and employment law, including discrimination, harassment, overtime violations, wage and hour claims, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, LAD, FLSA, and all other employment law claims. Tom is admitted to practice in the States of New Jersey and New York, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Southern District of New York, District of New Jersey, and United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Prior to forming the firm, Tom practiced at Gibbons P.C. in Newark, NJ. If you have any questions regarding this article, contact Tom here today.