Regulation .05 Reasonable Accommodation in Employment.
Regulation .05 Reasonable Accommodation in Employment.LinkCopy Citation
A.
A covered entity:
(1)
Shall make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified individual with a disability;
(2)
Is not required to provide an accommodation, if it demonstrates that the accommodation would impose undue hardship on the operation of its business or program; and
(3)
May not deny an employment opportunity to a qualified individual with a disability, if the basis for the denial is the need to accommodate the individual's physical or mental limitations, and this accommodation, if attempted, would be reasonable.
B.
Examples of a reasonable accommodation include, but are not limited to:
(1)
Making existing facilities used by employees readily accessible to, and usable by, individuals with disabilities;
(2)
Providing or modifying equipment or devices;
(3)
Job restructuring;
(4)
Part-time or modified work schedules;
(5)
Reassigning or transferring an employee to a vacant position, light duty job, different work location, or other alternative employment opportunity which is available under the employer's existing policies or practices;
(6)
Teleworking;
(7)
Permitting an employee to use paid or unpaid sick leave, disability leave, medical leave, or other leave which is available under the employer's existing policies or practices;
(8)
Adjusting or modifying examinations, training materials, or policies;
(9)
Waiving a no pet requirement to allow use of a service animal;
(10)
Providing applicants or employees with a disability with an opportunity to demonstrate their pertinent knowledge, skills, and abilities by testing methods adapted to their special circumstances if employment tests are used;
(11)
Making reasonable modifications in the covered entity's rules, policies, and practices if the modification may enable an applicant or employee with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job; and
(12)
Reanalyzing, with full consideration to the needs of the applicant or employee with a disability, job specifications, qualifications, or criteria to determine if they may be waived or modified.