2024 DMEC Annual Conference: Evaluating Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation

For employers, remote work as an accommodation due to a medical condition continues to be one that is regularly requested. What do employers do when employees provide a medical note indicating they need to work from home? And how do employers manage employee requests to work from home when they are asking for a short-term versus long-term accommodation? This session will teach you how to gather the data to evaluate reasonableness and will review key points to customize your disability program. You’ll leave this session with template letters and forms to ensure you not only do good and compliant work, but have a process to document it as well.

Speaker:
Alison Dobner, Managing Consultant, Disability Compliance & Human Resources, Shaw HR Consulting