Must an employer allow an employee with a disability to work a modified or part-time schedule as a reasonable accommodation?
Yes. A modified schedule may involve adjusting arrival or departure times, providing periodic breaks, altering when certain functions are performed, allowing an employee to use accrued paid leave, or providing additional unpaid leave. An employer must provide a modified or part-time schedule when required as a reasonable accommodation, absent undue hardship, even if it does not provide such schedules for other employees.
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- How can an employee or job applicant secure a reasonable accommodation of his or her disability from the employer?
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