How Much is too Much: A Systematic Approach to Defending an Undue Hardship Decision

How Much is too Much: A Systematic Approach to Defending an Undue Hardship Decision

June 10, 2015 – 2pm ET

The legal concept of “undue hardship” comes to us from Title I of the ADAAA. The concept was intended to recognize that some accommodations are not reasonable. Of all the concepts in the law, it remains one of the least defined and most difficult to consistently interpret. The code says an undue hardship is “an action requiring significant difficulty or expense”. While “significant difficulty” or “significant expense” in the eye of an employer may be quite different than in the eye of an EEOC investigator, quantification and justification of an undue hardship decision in response to a request for reasonable accommodation seems to fall solely on the shoulders of the human resources absence manager.

Join Roy Matheson as he reviews federal court and EEOC decisions that provide guidance toward making an equitable and defendable undue hardship decision.

This webinar has been approved for 1.5 HR (General) credits through the HR Certification Institute (HRCI).