The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission heard from disability rights lawyers and lawyers representing employers, as well as from EEOC staff attorneys, on the need for the EEOC to issue clear guidance on leave as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) at an open meeting held on June 8, 2011.
For many people with disabilities, leave -- taken either in a block of time or intermittently -- can be a critical accommodation under the ADA.
The EEOC is accepting comments concerning leave as a reasonable accommodation until June 23, 2011.
If you want to share your views on the type of guidance the EEOC should provide or information about positive or negative experiences you had in obtaining leave as a reasonable accommodation with the EEOC, please submit comments by mail or email. Public comments may be mailed to:
Commission Meeting, EEOC Executive Officer, 131 M Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20507, or emailed to Commissionmeetingcomments@eeoc.gov.
All comments received will be made available to members of the Commission and to Commission staff working on the matters discussed at the meeting. Comments will also be placed in the EEOC library for public review.
via the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (6.8.11):
Experts Give EEOC Range of Views on Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation
WASHINGTON -- At a Commission meeting today, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) heard a range of views from a diverse panel of experts concerning the use of leave to provide reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. While the witnesses differed as to some employer and employee obligations, they agreed on the need for clear and uniform guidance from the EEOC. The meeting, featuring representatives of employees and employers and EEOC officials, was designed to explore the use of leave. ...
but how do they define reasonable?
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