She provides consulting and customized training for clients on a variety of topics, including sexual harassment prevention, conducting internal workplace investigations, effective documentation and performance management practices for managers, managing employee medical leaves and disability
accommodations requests, and compliance with the myriad of wage and hour laws.
Collaboration with Human Resources resulted in a lactation
accommodation request form.
A reasonable
accommodation request may be submitted for other powered mobility devices used by an individual with a disability.
Resolution of dual - career
accommodation requests, even at places with formal policies, relies on serendipity, timing, and flexibility.
Click here to review the full Disability
Accommodations Request Policy and Procedures.
To enable the reporting on and evaluation of DOT's effectiveness in responding to reasonable
accommodation requests, each OA and the DRC must collect, compile, and report the information set forth in this chapter.
The timeframe necessary to process a request varies depending upon the nature of
the accommodation requested and the need for supporting medical information.
The first step is to complete the DRC
Accommodation Request Form so we can begin to identify your needs.
Decisions on
accommodation requests must be made on a case - by - case basis and must not be based on stereotypes regarding disabilities.
Guidance on how to handle requests for reasonable accommodation by employees and employment applicants is contained in DOT Order 1011.1 A, «Procedures for Processing Reasonable
Accommodation Requests from DOT Job Applicants and Employees with Disabilities» (available on the Department's Web site at https://www.transportation.gov/civil-rights).
The OAs are responsible for training managers and supervisors to recognize and respond to reasonable
accommodation requests in accordance with the requirements set forth in this Order.
The DPMs provide advice and assistance to supervisors, managers, and others on disability employment matters; maintain and submit completed reports in a timely manner; facilitate management training in consultation with the respective OA Office of Civil Rights or DOCR, as appropriate; and ensure that reasonable
accommodation request information is entered into the DOT reasonable
accommodation request tracking system [See CHAPTER 7 — INFORMATION AND REPORTS].
The DRC is not a designated decision - maker and has no authority to determine whether a reasonable
accommodation request should be granted or denied (see 3.1 USING DRC SERVICES).
The CR Directors must ensure that all staff members in the OA are trained how to recognize and respond to reasonable
accommodation requests in accordance with the requirements set forth in this Order.
The Secretary of Transportation, or his / her designee, must approve any decision to deny
an accommodation request when the basis of the denial is undue hardship (see 6.3 DENYING REQUESTS).
HR addresses, along with selecting officials, if appropriate, reasonable
accommodation requests related to recruitment actions.
When a decision - maker denies a reasonable
accommodation request, the decision must be in writing and specify the reason (s) for denying the request.
I am pleased to announce the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) recently revised and updated Procedures for Processing Reasonable
Accommodation Requests from DOT Job Applicants and Employees with Disabilities (DOT Order 1011.1 A), effective immediately.
A reasonable
accommodation request is a statement, oral or written, made by an individual who requests an adjustment or change at work, in the application process, or in any benefit or privilege of employment because of a physical or mental impairment.
Reason an individual requires a reasonable accommodation or the particular reasonable
accommodation requested.
An employee or job applicant can make a reasonable
accommodation request orally or in writing.
Decision - makers accept, process, and determine whether to grant or deny reasonable
accommodation requests from DOT employees.
This ensures compliance with Executive Order 13164, which requires each Federal agency to develop effective written procedures for the processing of reasonable
accommodation requests, and supports the Department's obligation to meet the reasonable accommodation requirements prescribed under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
Each OA CR office must ensure that the required information regarding the provision of reasonable accommodation is entered into the Departmental reasonable
accommodation request tracking system (a link to which can be found on this website: https://www.civilrights.dot.gov; scroll down to «Popular Pages & Resources») within 8 business days of a decision, unless another office has been designated to maintain such information by the applicable OA.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT or Department) Order 1011.1 A implements Executive Order 13164, requiring each Federal agency to establish written procedures for processing reasonable
accommodation requests for its employees and job applicants with disabilities.
If there was a specific
accommodation requested and an alternative accommodation is granted, the determination should also specify the reason (s) why the specifically requested accommodation was not provided, and why the decision - maker believes that the alternate accommodation granted is the most appropriate effective accommodation.
The DRC can provide information related to types of possible accommodations and the accommodation process, but the responsibility for
accommodation request decisions rests with the applicable decision - maker.
To minimize delays, employees should direct the reasonable
accommodation requests to, in order of descending priority:
Place the individual on notice that failure to provide the identified documentation can result in denial of
the accommodation request; and
Whether or not the reasonable
accommodation request was approved and, if not, a brief justification of the denial.
If a job applicant with a disability makes a reasonable
accommodation request, unless otherwise provided in applicable OA procedures, the senior HR Manager responsible for filling the vacancy makes the decision.
When a decision - maker is unavailable to process reasonable
accommodation requests within the applicable timeframes, an appropriate replacement must be designated by the decision - maker and communicated to the requesting applicant or employee.
This chapter describes the procedures for granting or denying reasonable
accommodation requests, appealing reasonable accommodation decisions, and the dispute resolution process.
This includes directing reasonable
accommodation requests to contact information provided in vacancy announcements.
Listed below are some important facts to remember about reasonable
accommodation requests:
While DRC does not receive
all accommodation requests as many are out of scope, the office does provide information on the accommodation requests received to the agencies and to the Office of Civil Rights.
In order to keep track of the accommodations provided and the time to process, DRC uses a tracking system to record
accommodation requests.
-- Each additional
accommodation request will affect an employer's ability to cope with the overall number of requests; and
For example, agency procedures should require that processing of reasonable
accommodation requests be expedited in appropriate cases.
Agency procedures should advise the employees who are designated to receive reasonable
accommodation requests to then notify, if necessary, any other agency personnel who will be involved in the decisionmaking.
(3) Designate a time period during which reasonable
accommodation requests will be granted or denied, absent extenuating circumstances.
Have a process in place for expeditiously considering reasonable
accommodation requests made by employees with pregnancy - related disabilities, and for granting accommodations where appropriate.
We are happy to respond to your special
accommodation requests.
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For accessibility
accommodation requests including alternate digital formats, captioning, ASL, and assistive
A housing provider has a duty to explore
accommodation requests from tenants with any form of disability.
Further, if
an accommodation requested is not customarily available to the student body, it is not within the requirements of s. 4 of the Act.
Employers are entitled to sufficient information to assess
an accommodation request, which may include information such as the nature of the family obligation and the efforts made by the employee to reconcile the family obligation against his or her workplace obligations.