Define the essential elements of the job

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With the passage of the American's With Disabilities Act (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site. (ADA, 1990), job analysis has taken on an increasing importance. A job analysis can be used to define the essential elements of the job, including the physical demands that the work requires.

The ADA specifically states:

No covered entity shall discriminate against a qualified individual with a disability because of the disability of such individual in regard to job application procedures, the hiring, advancement, or discharge of employees, employee compensation, job training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.

Can the job analysis be used in defense of actions by the employer sued under ADA? and Why?

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