The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission continues to issue guidance to employers on how to evaluate medical exemption requests, but not every situation will be covered. Helene Hechtkopf* shares the basic process by which an employer should evaluate a medical exemption request and presents factors that will impact decisions.
Source: Human Resource Executive, November 1, 2021. Link.
If, when push comes to shove, the employer is unable to find a reasonable accommodation for the employee, then despite the employee’s medical note, the employer is within its rights to terminate the employee’s job.”
*Helene Hechtkopf is a partner at Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney, LLP.