EEOC Offers Guidance for Applying Workplace Standards to the Disabled

By Christina Gomez

            How should you respond when an employee reveals in a performance review meeting that he has a medical condition that may be affecting his poor work performance?  What if an employee being disciplined or terminated indicates that her misconduct may be caused by a disability?  The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently addressed these and other related questions in a new guidance on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).