Common use of Duty to Accommodate Clause in Contracts

Duty to Accommodate. The Hospital and the Union are committed to support the return to work of employees with disabilities and to ensure that they are treated with respect and dignity at all times. For each disabled employee requesting a permanent accommodation and unable to perform essential job duties as identified and documented by the employee’s and/or Employee Health Service’s health care practitioner, the Hospital, Union and employee shall jointly discuss a modified role utilizing as much as possible the employee’s previous job classification and skills. For temporary work assignments to accommodate a medical condition that is a non-union position, the employee will remain a union member with all rights and protections of the contract.

Duty to Accommodate. The Hospital and the Union are committed to support the return to work of employees with disabilities and to ensure that they are treated with respect and dignity at all times. For each disabled employee requesting a permanent accommodation and unable to perform essential job duties as identified and documented by the employee’s and/or Employee Health Service’s health care practitioner, the Hospital, Union and employee shall jointly discuss a modified role utilizing as much as possible the employee’s previous job classification and skills. For temporary work assignments to accommodate a medical condition that is a non-non- union position, the employee will remain a union member with all rights and protections of the contract.