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WHAT IS AN “IMPAIRMENT”?

By October 1, 2010No Comments

Responding to an HR That Works Member who asked if an employee’s short stature, which limited her performance, could be considered a disability, Beth Loy from JAN http://AskJAN.org provided this document that summarizes the definition of an impairment (an essential requirement for a covered disability), and provides a number of examples.