In our last few articles, we have mentioned the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the limitations it places on employers during the employment process regarding medical examinations and inquiries. Given the importance of the ADA in the workplace, a more thorough discussion of medical inquiries under the ADA is appropriate.

The ADA separates the employment process into three stages: pre-offer, post-offer and employment. At each stage, the rules differ regarding the permissibility of disability-related questions and medical examinations. At the first stage (the pre-offer stage), the ADA prohibits all disability-related questions and medical examinations, even if the questions or examinations are related to the job.

In their weekly Boca Raton News column, Hodgson Russ partners Larry Corman and Glenn Rissman discuss employment-related medical inquiries under the ADA.

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