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No, a late request for a workplace accommodation doesn’t excuse prior performance issues
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Often, when I present at HR events on reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, I’m asked about how to deal with disciplining employees who wait until after the performance issues arise and the progressive discipline follows to request an accommodation.
Specifically, do you have to excuse prior performance issues that may have been disability-related? The answer was no.
And based on this federal court opinion I read recently, the answer is still no. Continue reading