If I am claiming that I was discriminated against for reasons of mental disability for which I am a qualified person under the ADA, do I have to release all of my medical information or just that pertaining to my mental disability?
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If I am claiming that I was discriminated against for reasons of mental disability for which I am a qualified person under the ADA, do I have to release all of my medical information or just that pertaining to my mental disability?
I am a qualified person under the ADA.
Asked on February 25, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, New Mexico
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Only the pertinent information--that relating to the condition for which you are claiming that you were discriminated against. The law never makes you supply information that is not relevant to a case or a claim, so you don't need to disclose or release anything about any conditions which you are not alleging you were discriminated in regards to.
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