Common use of Reasonable Accommodation and Alternative Assignments Clause in Contracts

Reasonable Accommodation and Alternative Assignments. The Employer will make every reasonable effort to grant a request for a reasonable accommodation under the Agreement to which an employee is entitled under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Where a vacancy exists, nothing shall prohibit the parties from mutually modifying this Agreement to accommodate an employee who is entitled to such accommodation under ADA, but such modification shall only occur in very unusual circumstances. The parties may also agree to modify this Agreement to provide alternative duties for employees under the Disability Management Program.