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What’s required for individuals in recovery?

Are you aware of any protections for individuals in recovery? Take this quiz to find out. Click below to see answers.

  1. Individuals in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction are protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and state laws.
    1. True
    2. False
  2. An accommodation could include:
    1. An adjustment to a work schedule to allow your employee to attend recovery group meetings.
    2. Lifting a restriction on personal phone calls during work time to allow your employee to call an Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor.
    3. Both of the above.
  3. People in recovery should not be disqualified from a job because they are in recovery.
    1. True
    2. False
  4. An employee’s time off to attend a substance abuse recovery program could be eligible for job-protected leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
    1. True
    2. False

What’s required for individuals in recovery?: Answers

  1. True. Your company needs to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee as long as doing so does not place an undue hardship on the company.
  2. Both of the above.
  3. True. Rejecting a person for a job because that person is in recovery would be discriminatory.
  4. True. The FMLA, which applies to employers with more than 50 employees, requires the employer to provide up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave in a 12-month period to qualified employees.