"Legal experts who reviewed the policy change say it may circumvent requirements that federal employers provide a reasonable accommodation to employees with a disability unless it causes an "undue hardship" on the agency."
"Federal disability law offers a wide definition of reasonable accommodation but is more narrow when it comes to an undue burden, meaning the law more often sides with a disabled employee than an employer, explained Inimai Chettair, a civil rights attorney and president of A Better Balance, a legal advocacy organization."
""false and totally based on unsubstantiated rumors from anonymous sources.""
""We are working as quickly as possible to get through all reasonable accommodation requests,""
Political appointees at HHS have implemented a policy that removes CDC supervisors' authority to approve telework as a reasonable accommodation. Previously approved telework accommodations are being repealed and will require reapproval under the new process, creating a backlog and months-long delays. Some supervisors are instructing employees to return to offices while reapproval is pending. Legal experts warn the policy may circumvent federal requirements to provide reasonable accommodations unless an undue hardship exists. HHS denies the policy will increase hardships and says employees will not be required to return until requests are processed and that the department is working quickly.
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