Disability discrimination laws restrict your right to require medical exams or ask applicants and employees about disabilities. Untimely or unnecessary inquiries about health issues or disabilities leave you in a vulnerable position if you later take adverse action against the applicant or employee.
The only three points in time when you may inquire about disabilities or require medical examinations are: offer, post-offer and during employment. FEHA provides more protection to employees than does the ADA.
Read about revised FEHA regulations effective in mid-2020.