“If an employer is aware that a worker may have a mental health disability requiring accommodation, the employer has a duty to attempt to accommodate that person. However, there are limits to what the employer can do without the worker’s cooperation.”
How to navigate the accommodation of mental health disabilities
If an employer is aware that a worker may have a mental health disability requiring accommodation, the employer has a duty to attempt to accommodate that person. However, there are limits to what the employer can do without the worker’s cooperation. “Accommodation is a shared responsibility,” Condon says.