Reasonable Accommodations: What Your Employer Must Provide Under the ADA
The ADA requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities.
The Interactive Process
When an employee requests an accommodation, the ADA requires a good-faith dialogue to identify an effective solution. Refusing to engage may itself violate the ADA.
Examples of Reasonable Accommodations
Modified schedules, remote work, job restructuring, reassignment, workspace modifications, assistive technology, additional leave, modified break schedules, and service animals.
What Employers Cannot Do
Employers cannot refuse to hire qualified individuals with disabilities, deny accommodations without showing undue hardship, retaliate for accommodation requests, or use qualification standards that screen out people with disabilities without business justification.
How to Request an Accommodation
You do not need to use the exact phrase "reasonable accommodation." Put your request in writing, describe the limitation and the accommodation you need, and keep copies of all communications.
Think You Have a Case?
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