Reasonable Accommodations in the Workplace
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Where can an employee file a charge of discrimination or harassment?

  • Florida Commission on Human Relations (correct)
  • U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (correct)
  • Sheriff's Policy Manual
  • All of the above

    • What is the purpose of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission?

  • To handle internal policy disputes
  • To investigate and resolve discrimination and harassment claims (correct)
  • To enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act
  • To provide training on workplace management

    • What is the consequence of proceeding under the internal policy for discrimination and harassment claims?

  • It stays the time limitations for filing charges with outside agencies
  • It does not affect the time limitations for filing charges with outside agencies (correct)
  • It precludes filing a charge with an outside agency
  • It requires a review of the Sheriff's Policy Manual

    • What is the purpose of the Florida Commission on Human Relations?

    <p>To investigate and resolve discrimination and harassment claims in Florida</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the impact of filing a charge with an outside agency on the internal policy?

    <p>It has no impact on the internal policy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effective date of the revised policy on discrimination and harassment?

    <p>08/24/2017</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should a reasonable accommodation aim to achieve?

    <p>Assist a qualified employee in performing essential job functions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is responsible for initiating the process of requesting an employment accommodation?

    <p>The employee requiring an accommodation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a requirement for an employee seeking an accommodation under the Americans With Disabilities Act?

    <p>The employee must be substantially limited in a major life activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who determines an employee's eligibility for an accommodation under the Americans With Disabilities Act?

    <p>The EEO Director</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the deadline for submitting a request for claim review if an employee disagrees with the EEO Director's determination?

    <p>5 days of receipt of the official notice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of an eligible employee under the Americans With Disabilities Act?

    <p>The employee satisfies the requisite skill, experience, education, and other job-related requirements of the classification held or being sought</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a possible outcome of a reasonable accommodation?

    <p>The employee is provided with alternative employment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of the EEO Director's determination?

    <p>To determine if an employee is eligible for an accommodation under the Americans With Disabilities Act</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of Adverse Impact in the context of employment?

    <p>An employment process that has the effect of excluding people in a protected class</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the policy of BSO regarding equal employment opportunity?

    <p>To provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, creed, sex, and other protected classes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the Americans With Disabilities Act?

    <p>To provide reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities in employment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Disparate Treatment in the context of employment?

    <p>Intentional discrimination in which employment decisions are determined based on an individual's race, color, creed, sex, and other protected classes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the scope of BSO's policy of equal employment opportunity?

    <p>It covers matters of recruitment, selection, assignment, compensation, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, and termination, among others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of making reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities?

    <p>To enable otherwise qualified persons with permanent, substantially limiting physical or mental disabilities to participate in employment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of Discrimination in the context of employment?

    <p>Different treatment of a person or group based on a protected class</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is prohibited by BSO in regards to employment practices?

    <p>Discrimination against people based on race, color, creed, sex, and other protected classes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Reasonable Accommodation

    • A reasonable accommodation may consist of modifications or adjustments to the work environment, job performance, or alternative employment for a qualified individual.
    • The goal is to assist a qualified employee in performing essential job functions of their current job.
    • Employees requiring an accommodation must initiate the process by contacting the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) department.

    Eligibility

    • Employees must be disabled as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to be eligible for a reasonable accommodation.
    • Employees must certify that their physical and/or mental conditions substantially limit a major life activity.
    • Eligible employees are those who satisfy the requisite skill, experience, education, and other job-related requirements of the job classification and can perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

    Determining Eligibility

    • The EEO Director determines and advises employees on their eligibility under the ADA and if reasonable accommodations can be made.
    • If an employee disagrees with the EEO Director's determination, they can request a claim review in writing to the Compliance Committee within five days of receipt of the official notice.

    Nondiscrimination and Harassment

    • Adverse Impact refers to employment processes that unintentionally exclude people in a protected class.
    • Discrimination is defined as different treatment of a person or group based on a protected class.
    • Disparate Treatment is intentional discrimination in which employment decisions are determined based on an individual's race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, marital status, political affiliation, or gender identity and expression.

    Equal Employment Opportunity

    • The Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) provides equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, marital status, political affiliation, or gender identity and expression.
    • The BSO policy covers recruitment, selection, assignment, compensation, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, and termination.
    • The BSO prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in regard to employment practices, terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.

    Filing Charges

    • Employees who feel they were discriminated against or harassed have the legal right to file charges with federal, state, and/or local agencies.
    • Examples of agencies include the Florida Commission on Human Relations and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
    • Specific time limitations apply to charges filed with outside agencies, and proceeding under this internal policy does not stay these limitations.

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