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Typically the courts need to see financial loss or real dollar cost, or interruption of services, etc.
The U.S. dept of labor has some GREAT info in this area – I think it’s the askjan site or something like that. They spell it out and even give real examples.
Be careful as if you suddenly declare that you can’t perform the essential functions it could go wrong on you.
In my case, all doctors said I could perform the essential functions of the job “with reasonable accommodations” (duh, I HAVE been doing them for many years, just not as fast and in the manner they want things done) I can show that there were other ways that worked just as well if not better, and came out ok. BUT – for one request, they actually said that since “I can be helped with drugs they will expect that I won’t need accommodations in the near future as the drugs should solve the problems” – as if like magic I’ll be cured.
I asked for (and finally got) a schedule change. No cost at all, no hardships, and my core hours still overlap those of the other folks there. But they said in their response to my request that they expect the change to be temporary since it’s treatable and the drugs will negate and need for the changes.
I plan on educating them!
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