By Mauro Ramirez, Partner, Fisher Phillips Healthcare employers increasingly have become targeted by claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Under the ADA, an employer’s fundamental obligation is to provide “reasonable accommodations” to “qualified disabled employees” that enable them to perform the “essential functions of their jobs.” Each quoted phrase carries a specific and, often, seemingly complicated meaning. However, the key question remains simply stated: What must a healthcare employer do to accommodate an...