Under the ADA, you can make disability-related inquiries or require a medical examination if you learn about an employee’s or applicant’s medical condition from another person. The information must be reliable, and it must create a reasonable belief that the medical condition will impair the employee as far as ability to perform essential job functions or posing a direct threat to others’ safety.

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