Disability and workplace accommodations

Reasonable accommodations

An accommodation may change how or where work is done when an employee can still perform the essential functions of the job.

• Remote or modified work arrangements
• Schedule changes, medical leave, or a phased return to work
• Equipment, reassignment, or changes to nonessential duties

The interactive process

Employers should discuss the request, the job, and workable options. Silence, repeated delay, or an automatic denial can be important facts.

Retaliation after a request

A request for an accommodation should not lead to punishment. We review write-ups, schedule changes, leave decisions, and terminations that follow a request.