§2000gg Definitions

Summary

Defines important words used in this chapter. Commission is the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Covered entity is the same as “respondent” in section 2000e(n) and includes employers with 15 or more employees who affect commerce, certain employing offices named in titles 2 and 3, and other entities covered by sections 2000e–16(a) and 2000e–16c(a). Employee means workers and job applicants as described in the listed sections for private, federal, and state employment. Known limitation is any physical or mental condition related to pregnancy, childbirth, or similar medical matters that the worker or their representative has told the employer about, whether or not it counts as a disability under the ADA. Person has the meaning in section 2000e(a). Qualified employee is a worker or applicant who can do the essential job duties with or without reasonable changes, and is still considered qualified if the inability is temporary, could be fixed soon, and can be reasonably accommodated. Reasonable accommodation and undue hardship have the same meanings as in ADA section 101 and are applied the same way, including using the usual interactive process to find an accommodation.