WHEN MAGIC WORDS ARE NOT NEEDED Must a federal employee specifically utter the magic words “reasonable accommodation” before an agency is responsible for considering the need for a disability-related accommodation? Here is what EEOC said recently. ...
Several federal circuit courts have determined that the employer must respond to an employee's request in virtually any form, while others have stated that the employee must be specific in requesting an accommodation for disability. In two circuits, the employee must show some evidence of ...
Federal Employee Notices Federal, State, City and Province workplace postings keep our business compliant and communicate rights and responsibilities to our workers. The available files represent locations where we do business.Click hereto view the PDF versions of current State, City, Federal and Canad...
8. Procedure for Requesting an Accommodation: A. The reasonable accommodation process begins when an applicant or employee makes a request for accommodation orally or in writing. To ensure accurate records regarding requests for reasonable accommodation, oral requests for accommodation must be followed ...
(remember, this is generally avery difficult threshold to meet), then you may deny the accommodation. A word of warning, though: you should NEVER deny an accommodation to an employee that qualifies for one without firstconsulting with an HR expertto ensure you are doing so legally and without...
provided herein shall preclude a department from utilizing disciplinary action when an employee violates the provisions contained under Chapter 8, Section 7, of the Miami~Dade County Personnel Rules.This manual replaces all earlier versions of the ADA Procedures Manual.ADA Reasonable Accommodation 3 ...
The Appellate Division cannabis found that the LAD might require such an accommodation. Although the Compassionate Use Act does not make illegal an employer’s adverse action against an employee for medical cannabis use, by the same token, the Appella...
A Reasonable Solution for Working Parents: Expanding Reasonable Accommodation Under the Americans with Disabilities Act to Parents of Children with Disabilities There is a growing intersection between a woman's child-rearing and work responsibilities, but federal law inadequately addresses this issue. For...
Recently, the Tenth Circuit — the federal appeals court that handles Oklahoma cases — gave clarity to that process. It held that the ADA interactive process does not require a formal definitive offer of an accommodation by the employer to the employee. Rather, an employer may meet its burden...
compensation means, with respect to a regularly employed officer or employee of any person, com- pensation that is consistent with the normal compensation for such officer or employee for work that is not fur- nished to, not funded by, or not fur- nished in cooperation with the Federal ...