NewsAs companies push for full-time return-to-office mandates, millions of neurodivergent workers are experiencing growing anxiety about their future success. Even before the pandemic, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) required employers to provide reasonable accommodations, which may include flexible work schedules, for individuals who disclose their neurodivergence.
Domenique Camacho Moran, spoke with The Washington Post about how the ADA applies in today’s evolving workplace:
“Workers can also ask for hours that are better for them or to work 10-hour workdays so as to have an extra day off,” she explained. “But the ADA states that accommodations must be ‘reasonable,’ and it can be difficult to prove that permanent remote work is necessary.”
“Identifying ways employers can accommodate you—as opposed to focusing solely on the accommodation you want most—is a good way to get what you need,” she added.
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