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  2. Reasonable accommodation - Wikipedia

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    A reasonable accommodation is an adjustment made in a system to accommodate or make fair the same system for an individual based on a proven need. That need can vary. Accommodations can be religious, physical, mental or emotional, academic, or employment-related, and law often mandates them. Each country has its own system of reasonable ...

  3. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act - Wikipedia

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    The new law also specifically stated that the ADA would not amend or weaken Section 504. Because of being drafted based on 504, the ADA also framed disability in the context of civil rights rather than as a medical need, using terms such as "discrimination," "reasonable accommodation," and "otherwise qualified."

  4. Public accommodations in the United States - Wikipedia

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    There are 19 states that prohibit discrimination in public accommodation based upon age. [10] Because a right to public accommodation for gay and transgender people does not exist in federal law, in more than half the states in the U.S., discrimination in public accommodation against LGBT people remains legal. [11]

  5. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - Wikipedia

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    A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are typically done that the person needs because of a disability, and can include, among other things, special equipment that allows the person to perform the job, scheduling changes, and changes to the way work assignments are chosen or communicated. [20]

  6. Pregnant workers may get longer breaks, more time off and ...

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    The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act requires employers to provide "reasonable accommodations" to workers who need them due to pregnancy or childbirth.

  7. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - Wikipedia

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    Court cases occur because operational administration of the laws may be faulty in individual or related to classes (e.g., restaurant industry, sensory impairments), or there is disagreement about the law itself (e.g., definition of reasonable accommodation), in addition to other reasons (e.g., disagreement that citizens are entitled to civil ...

  8. Accommodation (law) - Wikipedia

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    Accommodation has its original meaning of a legal obligation entered into as a gratuitous favor without consideration, such as a signature guaranteeing payment of a debt. This is sometimes called an accommodation endorsement. [1] Its meaning has expanded to encompass a broader range of supportive actions, especially in terms of contracts and ...

  9. Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] It also requires employers to make reasonable accommodation for the religious practices of employees. [4] The employment provisions of the 1964 Act only applied to firms with 25 or more employees; the 1972 Act extended that to firms with 15 or more employees. [5]