Reasonable Accomadations

[kyshiag]

On the surface, it would appear that my hubby has the perfect job for his condition.  He essentially monitors television feeds and makes sure what airs is what should be airing.  He works totally alone--not another soul in the building.  This means he is not entitled to a lunch per se.  He can leave the room with the equipment to eat but ultimately there is no back-up person so he is responsible for what airs even when he is eating.  He is paid for this.  Ever since he told his boss he was on dialysis, it appears that his boss has switched to the training by discipline method.  He's up for a 3rd write-up this week.

Now I fully know several things:  The quality of his work could be decreasing due to dialysis.  His boss could be an ass-hole.  His boss could just really be trying to manage a situation he is unfamiliar with.

With the type of job he has, what type of reasonable accommodations could my husband request?  I think he needs security from adjacent buildings to at least check on him on a regular basis, more formal training, written responsibilities, etc.

[Meinuk]

How many people does his employer employ?  If it is a large employer, he is covered under the ADA. If it is a small sub contractor, you may have an issue.

What is he being written up for?  And if this is a third write up, if he is a Union Member, has he notified the union?

He has rights, but it also depends on what the infractions are.  As far as accomodations go, what does he need? 

Does he need time off to go to dialysis or appointments?

Does he feel that he is being harrassed due to his illness?

What did he do for lunch before?  How has it changed?

If it is a cognative issue, he can request training or re-training for any difficulties he is having.

Security should be patrolling anyway, but as far as "babysititng" (which is how "checking in" can be percieved) is he falling asleep on the job?  If so, he may need to shorten his shift/decrease hours if that is possible.

He should demand a wrotten job description and responsibilities list.  Everyone should have that.

[rsudock]

This is such a gray area when trying to seek "reasonable accmodations" from an employer...my former employeer I asked for accomodations which I thought were reasonable...they never did anything, I didn't have the money to fight it, so I resigned....and I did call the union for help...

I agree with Anna...what are the infractions? Do they seem to be singling him out now that they know he is on dialysis? Does he work for an employeer with more then 100 employees? What exact accmodations does he need? If security hasn't been patroling that area before to ask them to do that now, does seem like he needs a babysitter. I understand why you would be worried, but can you text message or call him through his shift to touch base? Are there any other employees that have disabilities that you can get advice from, to help him deal with his boss?

good luck,
R

[ToddB0130]

I agree with the others ..... your detail is a little unclear as to what infractions he's being written up for (for the third time) and how they relate to his dialysis ??  Is he late for his shift ?  Not completing assigned taks ??   Perhaps he needs to go out on FMLA if it's available and then he can work with his doctor on providing his employer with reasonable accomodations to return to work.  Good luck.

[kyshiag]

Thanks all.  It appears they are automating his whole department out of a job.  The boss is either trying to keep his job or trying to make it look like the automation is really needed but,  in any case, he's been writing up everybody nearly everyday--or maybe he's jut trying to make sure that they all get canned instead of being able to move to other divisions.

Funny thing about security though.  A new administrator started and noting the lack of securirity in their part of the building, he went to the head of security and requested more coverage.  They agreed to this but only during the hours when there are the most people in the building.  They explained that when there is only one person in the building its not cost-effective to make sure they are not dead or been robbed.

[NDXUFan]

On the surface, it would appear that my hubby has the perfect job for his condition.  He essentially monitors television feeds and makes sure what airs is what should be airing.  He works totally alone--not another soul in the building.  This means he is not entitled to a lunch per se.  He can leave the room with the equipment to eat but ultimately there is no back-up person so he is responsible for what airs even when he is eating.  He is paid for this.  Ever since he told his boss he was on dialysis, it appears that his boss has switched to the training by discipline method.  He's up for a 3rd write-up this week.

Now I fully know several things:  The quality of his work could be decreasing due to dialysis.  His boss could be an ass-hole.  His boss could just really be trying to manage a situation he is unfamiliar with.

With the type of job he has, what type of reasonable accommodations could my husband request?  I think he needs security from adjacent buildings to at least check on him on a regular basis, more formal training, written responsibilities, etc.

I worked in Law Enforcement and Security for many years, you can call me. 

NDXUFan
513-843-4095

[Rerun]

You guys.... please PM phone numbers....You don't know what crack pots are on here. 

Rerun, Moderator