The EEOC recently published an informal discussion letter discussing whether an employer's requirement that applicants have a high school diploma violates the ADA. Under the ADA, a selection criterion may not screen out an individual or class of individuals unless the criterion is job related and consistent with business necessity. Therefore, because some individuals are unable to obtain a high school diploma because of learning disabilities, employers must demonstrate that the diploma requirement is job related and consistent with business necessity. However, even if the diploma requirement is job related and consistent with business necessity, employers may still have to determine whether a particular applicant whose learning disability prevents him from meeting it, can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without a reasonable accommodation.