JEFF BRANSTETTER CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES Faculty & Staff Accommodation

Human Resources and the ADAAA Excerpt from SHRM – Legal Report Employers will need to make a renewed focus on the interactive process with disabled workers, wherein the employer discusses with the workers what reasonable accommodations will allow them to perform their essential job duties. Employers will need to make sure managers know of their obligation to provide reasonable accommodation and that managers do not reject requests out of hand without analysis.

Reasonable Accommodation Goal — Employee productive in job — Department work satisfied — Spirit & intent of law met Employee, Manager, Human Resources collaborate to find solutions — Confidential if needed — Fairness — Equitable — Reasonable Identified disability — Impact essential job functions — Requires review & analysis

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