Motivate complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified employees with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Motivate will likewise endeavor to accommodate the sincere religious beliefs of its employees to the extent such accommodation does not pose an undue hardship on Motivate’s operations.
This informational page aims to help employees and managers understand the three main types of accommodations requested by employees:
- workplace accommodations
- leave as an accommodation
- religious accommodations
and how to begin the accommodation review process.
1. Workplace Accommodations:
Workplace accommodation, sometimes called workplace adjustments, are any changes in the workplace or the way job duties are customarily performed that provides an equal employment opportunity to an individual with a disability. Common examples include:
- Physical changes: Changes in the physical layout of a work environment to eliminate or reduce barriers Modifications to the building where an individual performs work
- Accessible and assistive technologies: Acquisition or modification of equipment
- Policy enhancements: Elimination of non-essential job duties Modifications of an individual’s work schedule, absent undue hardship to the employer Employees working from home or another physical location
- Accessible communications Providing sign language interpreters or closed captioning at meetings and events
2. Leave as an Accommodation:
Sometimes, employees may require time off from work as an accommodation due to their disability. An accommodation may be using paid leave or leave without pay, or flexible scheduling. Leave as an accommodation through the ADA may be pursued if an employee does not qualify for other protected medical leave.
3. Religious Accommodations:
Religious accommodations pertain to requests made by employees based on their sincerely held religious beliefs or practices. An accommodation may be a change in job, using paid leave or leave without pay, allowing an exception to the dress and appearance code that does not affect safety or uniform requirements, or for other aspects of employment.
To request an accommodation, please ask your manager to submit a PHD ticket and select “Accommodation” as the category to begin the accommodation review process. Alternatively you can reach out to adaaccommodations@motivateco.com.
For complete information please review Motivate’s Workplace Accommodation Policy.