Those who work remote have the same title and job duties, but the rejection said “after reviewing your job responsibilities, we’ve decided we cannot accommodate remote work at this time.” I submitted with a doctor’s note explaining the condition and reasoning for the (temporary! Not even permanent, it said temporary) accommodation request, and it was denied. HR never even called me to talk about it, they just read the forms and denied it, which makes me think they’re just denying all of them. Anyone else have this experience?
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Does anyone ever think of contacting OCC or FDIC about their BS?
@1fr Unfortunately, that response about at-will employment superseding ADA accommodation requests was from a very experienced employment lawyer in Pittsburgh. CEOs appear to be following the EEOC’s updated guidance (Feb 2026) about accommodations for federal employees. It’s unbelievably bad.
I filed an accommodation request and had to basically negotiate with HR. Initially they came back with a setup I was already using so it was easy to push back and say that’s not working. Then after weeks of reviewing my drs recommendation of a hybrid arrangement they came back with trying to move my seat! Like wtf is that going to do? I pushed back and we landed at an arrangement that satisfied both but it took over a month of back and forth. They’re really trying to get bodies in chairs 5 days a week!
@gz if the "at will" excuse was true, labor specialized lawyers wouldn't exist.
Push back. Employer has to give something depending on your circumstance. Think of it this way. If you were in a wheelchair and asked for a desk space to accommodate you, they can't just flat out say no and that's the end of it. You need what you need. If your paperwork was loosely written it gives them an easy out. It should explicitly detail what is medically necessary for your situation
@gk It is definitely out of compliance with ADA regulations, but the law favors employers because of “at will” employment and what that allows when it comes to terminating employees.
@fh sounds like a possible ADA violation
From direct experience plus hearing from others, almost 100% of accommodation requests are being denied without any explanation, regardless of medical documentation.
They want you to quit
Yes, this happened to me. The HR person at least called me to tell me the “reasonable accommodation” they were willing to offer me which alleviates nothing and aren’t possible anyway. But, I’m in the same boat as you- my team is not in this state and staying remote and had a doctor’s recommendation.
Many have been denied. You are not alone.
I’m really sorry this happened to you. You should escalate this