Employers can make LTD users give up jobs

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) gives employers more flexibility than some may realize, according to the staff of the Job Accommodation Network (JAN).

Employers, can for example, require employees who receive long-term disability (LTD) insurance benefits to give up their jobs, JAN officials say.

When workers work fewer hours because of a disability, an employer can end or reduce their health benefits, as long as the employer is not discriminating on the basis of disability, the officials say.

When an employer downsizes, it can lay off employees with disabilities for the same reasons it lays off other employees, the officials add.