Rights of workers with disabilities under EU law after ratification of UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities

The objective of this elaboration is to analyze the influence of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on EU regulations concerning the status of workers with disabilities. The author presents the EU legal framework on disability, including the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and Directive 2000/78 on equal treatment in employment, as well as those provisions of the UN Convention that pertain to the prohibition of discrimination, accessibility, and the right to work. In light of the aforementioned considerations, the author proceeds to analyze the influence of the UN Convention on the EU Court of Justice case law with regard to the notion of disability and reasonable accommodations under EU law.