Reasonable Accommodation of Disabilities

State and federal disability laws require covered employers who know of an individual’s disability to reasonably accommodate that disability, unless the employer can demonstrate that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship.

A “reasonable accommodation” is any modification or adjustment in a job, employment practice or work environment that allows an individual with a disability to enjoy an equal employment opportunity.1 It’s also any modification or adjustment that enables an employee or applicant to perform essential job functions or enjoy equivalent employment benefits and privileges that similarly situated employees without disabilities enjoy.