Yes, covid-19 may qualify as an ADA disability
Generally, a short-lived illness isn’t considered an ADA disability. But now a federal court has ruled that an employee with covid-19 rather than the common flu may be covered by the ADA. That means firing him for missing work instead of reasonably accommodating the absence violates the ADA.
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