I have an ADA protected disability accommodation allowing me to WFH despite being within hub radius that has been approved for the last couple years.
My manager asked me what I’d do if “it weren’t granted this year”. I told him I’d pick a paycheck over homelessness and that I’d do whatever I can to work somewhere else as fast as possible.
Is there a push to deny ADA accommodations? Is this even legal?
I don’t think it’s the manager trying to do it. There is an influx of previously approved work from home accommodations not being granted on renewal. They may just be preparing you.
@fe Disabilities aren't only physical, and when they are physical, they're aren't only the kind that requires mobility aids.
@ft That manager had no business questioning their employee about their medical history, nevermind implying that they might not be accommodated. Protection under the ADA isn't up to interpretation by that manager or HR. If the employee is protected, they're protected, period. They have inalienable rights, period. Complying with ADA requirements isn't optional and that manager is trying to intimidate their employee, period.
Probably because your manager sees some of the cr-p that's rolling downhill. They'll probably try to accommodate you in the office. Your manager is planning for the future if/when this conversation becomes real. They have no control on your accommodations process and resolution
The company could get around that by providing an ADA compliant work station, right? At our hub we have a large number of disabled individuals and a small bus that brings people who are in wheel chairs or use walkers. I believe some also have dedicated work spaces.
@cb I love it when people are told to self-serve and do their own researching rather than being handed answers it gets downvoted. Ridiculous
@b8 idk. You have access to Google just like I do. Maybe start there?
Your manager even having that conversation with you is violation of the ADA and company policy. You need to speak to your care provider (which will great a record that you were seeking advice out of concern) and then go to HR.
I can tell you that this company is allergic to doing anything that even sniffs at legal issues. Get HR on it and approved and you're set.
@ak does anyone know how to do the ADA complaint? Would you start with a lawyer?
Approved by who? Your manager or HR? If it’s just your manager, you need to get an HR approval quickly - your manager can’t override that. If HR won’t approve it then you may be able to take that further with legal recourse. That’s a huge touchy subject.
It would be just like them to challenge valid, medically necessary, fully documented ADA accommodations. Nothing must stand in the way of sitting on Teams calls in the office when all your co-workers and Management are at different locations.
What a bunch of psychopaths!
You'd probably have to file an ADA... Violation complaint if it's revoked. The ADA has a hayday with stuff like this, and the optics for the bank is TERRIBLE. They're already worried about bad publicity because they offshored and laid off BLQA and sent their positions to the GCC
Definitely illegal but Gunjan isn’t from America and she’s following her country of origin standards. This is Bank of India not US Bank.