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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 20-6 Employer records.">
  <section prefix="§" num="20-6" heading="Employer records.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">Any employer subject to this subtitle shall maintain a record of all requests for a reasonable accommodation received by the employer.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Required contents.">A record kept  pursuant to this section shall include the following documentation:<para num="(1)">the name of the employee making the request;</para>
      <para num="(2)">the date of the initial request and of any update to the initial request;</para>
      <para num="(3)">a copy of all written or digital correspondence by or on behalf of the employee and employer; and</para>
      <para num="(4)">a description of how and when the employer resolved the request.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Retention period; inspection.">An employer shall:<para num="(1)">retain a record required by this section for a period of 3 years from the date of the request for reasonable accommodation; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">subject to reasonable notice, allow the Commission access to that record, upon request, to monitor compliance with the requirements of this subtitle.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Effect of failure to comply.">In any matter involving an alleged violation of this subtitle, an employer creates a rebuttable presumption that the employer has violated this subtitle if the employer:<para num="(1)">has failed to maintain or retain a record required by this section; or</para>
      <para num="(2)">does not allow the Commission reasonable access to the record required by this subsection.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History" />
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
