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Employers must construe the definition of disability broadly to protect applicants and employees from discrimination because of an actual or perceived disability. (Cal.
In California, a disability is defined by the Fair Employment and Housing Act as an actual or perceived physical or mental disability or medical condition that is disabling, potentially disabling or perceived to be disabling or potentially disabling, which limits a major life activity.
California’s definition of disability only requires that the disability pose a “limitation” on a “major life activity,” whereas the federal definition requires the higher burden of the disability posing a “substantial limitation” upon “major life
Federal Definition of Disability Federal law defines disability as a “physical or mental impairment” that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of a person; a record of such an “impairment”; or being perceived by others as having such an “impairment.” (42 U.S.C. § 12102; 28 C.F.R. § 35.108; 28 C.F.R. § 36.105.) “Major l...
Under the ADA, an individual with a disability is defined as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such impairment.
The Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), enforced by the California Civil Rights Department (CRD), prohibits employment discrimination and harassment based on a person’s disability or perceived disability.
22 kwi 2023 · The definition of disability under ADA in California specifically refers to those disabled individuals who qualify as disabled, meeting certain criteria that are established by federal law. In California, there are unique qualifications for determining who qualifies as disabled under this act.
