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undue hardship

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undue hardship
Social medicine A term used in the context of the ADA, in which an employer may claim that the accommodations required to comply with the ADA are financially unviable and represent an undue hardship. See Americans with Disabilities Act, Environmental tobacco smoke. Cf Universal design.


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