The Measurement and Structural Modeling of the Reasonableness of Workplace Accommodations |
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Authors: | Wesley A Scroggins |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Management, Missouri State University, 901 S. National, Springfield, MO 65897, USA |
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Abstract: | The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) guarantees protection from discrimination for persons with a disability.
The ADA requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for persons with physical and mental disabilities unless doing
so would produce undue hardship on the organization. Fifteen years after the passage of the ADA, the question as to what is
a reasonable accommodation remains controversial, especially for some types of disabilities. In this study, a reasonable accommodation
scale is proposed and tested using structural equation modeling in hopes that such a scale will aid the courts and organizations
in determining what is reasonable. Individuals’ level of awareness of disability issues is also examined in the model to examine
the relationship between awareness and willingness to accommodate. Results indicate acceptable fit of the model to the data
and provide support for the proposed scale. Furthermore, the relationship between awareness of disability issues and willingness
to accommodate was significant. Implications for research and practice are discussed. |
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Keywords: | reasonable accommodation disability americans with disabilities act employment structural equation modeling |
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