Employers must promptly consider an employee's request for accommodation.Factors the courts look to in determining whether the employer has been timely include all of the following except:

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The EEOC and the courts have been tough on employers who have not been promptly receptive and responsive to disability situations. When determining whether or not there has been an unnecessary delay in responding to ADA situations, the courts consider these relevant factors: (1) the reason(s) for the delay, (2) the length of the delay, (3) how much the individual with a disability and the employer each contributed to the delay, (4) what the employer was doing during the delay, and (5) whether the required accommodation was simple or complex to provide. Employers who do not respond expeditiously to an employee's requests tend to suffer greater legal consequences.

Employers Must Promptly Consider an Employee's Request for Accommodation