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Investigating Employees Unreasonable ADA Accommodations Requests

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Episode 31 Show Notes: Investigating Employees Unreasonable ADA Accommodations Requests

In today’s episode we focus on the Americans with Disabilities Act and specifically some best practices in handling employee accommodation requests that may not necessarily be reasonable. We’ll discuss using job descriptions during internal investigations when an employees allege that they are being discriminated against because of a disability.

In this episode, we examine:

  • The importance of well written job descriptions using ADA compliant language
  • How to determine if an employee’s request for a reasonable accommodation is a reasonable request or possibly an undue hardship
  • The importance of clearly defining essential job functions or Bona Fide Occupational Qualifications on job descriptions
  • How to minimize the risk of an EEOC charge for disability discrimination
  • The legal definition of undue hardship and the courts’ view of employee requests that are generally considered unreasonable and an undue hardship 

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  • Check out Natalie's book ‘How to Conduct Internal Investigations: A Practical Guide for Human Resource Professionals’ here: https://tinyurl.com/y39s7n77 
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