Employer Obligations To Disabled Employees

What are the practical and legal considerations in an employer’s obligation to accommodate people with disability to the point of undue hardship? Canadian human rights legislation prohibits employers from discriminating against individuals based on disability, which is broadly defined in the legislation to include physical and mental impairment.

Employers, however, frequently have questions about their obligation to accommodate people with disability, as the law has developed, "to the point of undue hardship." It is important for employers to understand some practical considerations in dealing with disabled employees, the legal restrictions on terminating a disabled employee, and considerations for disabled employees in the context of a corporate transaction.