I have a medical condition and need accommodation.
Everything that has been done so far has been documented on my part, either through email or voice recording (one-party state). I don't like to do things verbally, as words get lost in the air and/or people "recall" what was said.
I asked human resources for reasonable accommodation via email, and they provided me with an ADA form via email. I got the form filled out by my doctor, and I returned it to human resources in person. Upon returning the form, HR stated: "I can tell you right now they will deny it. I will give you another form for your doctor to complete, but I'll still give it to our business partners that handle these requests" (got this on record).
A few days later, I'm called into a meeting with a HRBP. He goes over the request and tells me to give them by the end of the week to reach back to me.
They denied my request and told me to work it out with my OM. He said if I think of anything else, to come back.
I made another request via email after the first denial. I was called into the office and told that they only had 5 minutes to talk. I understand HR gets busy and things happen. I politely asked if they would like to set up another time when they have more time to talk, and she declined. She denied my request and told me to come back if I thought of anything else. (Recorded)
I know they don't have to provide you with the request you asked for, but legally they are required to provide you with some accommodation that is effective as long as it doesn't violate the law or safety policies and doesn't pose an undue hardship to the company. I was expecting, "We can't do this, but this is what we can do for you." I get nothing.
After this denial, I had to put in for intermittent FMLA because I was using my sick time (which was running out) to manage my condition between the denials.
So I've been using my leave as an accommodation since they don't want to accommodate me. The problem with leave is that I'm missing wages when I use it because they don't want to accommodate me.
I was thinking about filing unemployment to cover my missed hours. I am willing to work and able to work but if they don't want to accommodate me and am I forced to use leave (not by choice) then I feel like I should be able to file for unemployment. I am hoping it would put them in a spot to either accommodate me or have unemployment cover my missed hours. I haven't been to work in almost 2 weeks because they don't want to accommodate me.
I have been going back and forth with them for quite some time, and nothing has materialized. I even had my OM pull me into the office about my performance, but no one wants to accommodate me.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Everything that has been done so far has been documented on my part, either through email or voice recording (one-party state). I don't like to do things verbally, as words get lost in the air and/or people "recall" what was said.
I asked human resources for reasonable accommodation via email, and they provided me with an ADA form via email. I got the form filled out by my doctor, and I returned it to human resources in person. Upon returning the form, HR stated: "I can tell you right now they will deny it. I will give you another form for your doctor to complete, but I'll still give it to our business partners that handle these requests" (got this on record).
A few days later, I'm called into a meeting with a HRBP. He goes over the request and tells me to give them by the end of the week to reach back to me.
They denied my request and told me to work it out with my OM. He said if I think of anything else, to come back.
I made another request via email after the first denial. I was called into the office and told that they only had 5 minutes to talk. I understand HR gets busy and things happen. I politely asked if they would like to set up another time when they have more time to talk, and she declined. She denied my request and told me to come back if I thought of anything else. (Recorded)
I know they don't have to provide you with the request you asked for, but legally they are required to provide you with some accommodation that is effective as long as it doesn't violate the law or safety policies and doesn't pose an undue hardship to the company. I was expecting, "We can't do this, but this is what we can do for you." I get nothing.
After this denial, I had to put in for intermittent FMLA because I was using my sick time (which was running out) to manage my condition between the denials.
So I've been using my leave as an accommodation since they don't want to accommodate me. The problem with leave is that I'm missing wages when I use it because they don't want to accommodate me.
I was thinking about filing unemployment to cover my missed hours. I am willing to work and able to work but if they don't want to accommodate me and am I forced to use leave (not by choice) then I feel like I should be able to file for unemployment. I am hoping it would put them in a spot to either accommodate me or have unemployment cover my missed hours. I haven't been to work in almost 2 weeks because they don't want to accommodate me.
I have been going back and forth with them for quite some time, and nothing has materialized. I even had my OM pull me into the office about my performance, but no one wants to accommodate me.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
