Work from Home as a Reasonable Accommodation

DRNY Senior Staff Attorney, Jessica Richwalder, Esq. discusses work from home as a reasonable accommodation, how to submit a request to your employer, and the steps needed to file a complaint if your request is denied.
Show Notes
Fact Sheet-"Reasonable Accommodation for Employment": www.dropbox.com/s/6yb8qunnu5d...

[@nvanphoto5929]

What if an employee could not wear a mask and was placed to remote work previous year but denied following year even with PCP reconditions she can certainly work from home. Breathing and situational anxiety do to masking.

[@kathysue9890]

Thank you. Really helpful

[@tiaharris1209]

Why is there no mention of "essential job functions" vs. "in office job duties". Disabled employees are only required to perform the essential job functions in order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation to telework-yet this video makes no mention of that. Just curious if it's different in New York. Thank you.

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[@StacyBrown2]

I request to have a reasonable accommodation, and my employer also wants me to complete an ADA form. Is that legal because the ADA form asks for detailed information?

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[@FeliciaWalker-ri3mn]

What if you have a job that has essential job functions but there are about 400 other people that can perform essential job functions. Can you request if another employee can perform that function since they are in the office and in exchange you can do some of that person's work so there's a balance in work load?

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