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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> tech-vi@groups.io <tech-vi@groups.io> <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Goldfield via groups.io<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 13, 2024 11:59 PM<br><b>To:</b> Tech-VI Announcement List <tech-vi@groups.io><br><b>Subject:</b> [Tech-VI] Amazon Makes It Harder for Disabled Employees to Work From Home<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.itprotoday.com/career-management/amazon-makes-it-harder-for-disabled-employees-to-work-from-home">Original Source</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span class=articlebase-largetitle><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-primary\)";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Amazon Makes It Harder for Disabled Employees to Work >From Home</span></span><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-primary\)"'><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=articlebase-headersummary style='margin:0in;box-sizing: border-box;--tw-border-spacing-x: 0;--tw-border-spacing-y: 0;--tw-translate-x: 0;--tw-translate-y: 0;--tw-rotate: 0;--tw-skew-x: 0;--tw-skew-y: 0;--tw-scale-x: 1;--tw-scale-y: 1;--tw-pan-x: ;--tw-pan-y: ;--tw-pinch-zoom: ;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity;--tw-gradient-from-position: ;--tw-gradient-via-position: ;--tw-gradient-to-position: ;--tw-ordinal: ;--tw-slashed-zero: ;--tw-numeric-figure: ;--tw-numeric-spacing: ;--tw-numeric-fraction: ;--tw-ring-inset: ;--tw-ring-offset-width: 0px;--tw-ring-offset-color: #fff;--tw-ring-color: #3b82f680;--tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000;--tw-blur: ;--tw-brightness: ;--tw-contrast: ;--tw-grayscale: ;--tw-hue-rotate: ;--tw-invert: ;--tw-saturate: ;--tw-sepia: ;--tw-drop-shadow: ;--tw-backdrop-blur: ;--tw-backdrop-brightness: ;--tw-backdrop-contrast: ;--tw-backdrop-grayscale: ;--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ;--tw-backdrop-invert: ;--tw-backdrop-opacity: ;--tw-backdrop-saturate: ;--tw-backdrop-sepia: ;--tw-contain-size: ;--tw-contain-layout: ;--tw-contain-paint: ;--tw-contain-style: ;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.688rem;--tw-text-opacity: 1;color:rgb(118 118 118/var(--tw-text-opacity))'><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)"'>A new "multilevel leader review" can take weeks and has prompted concerns that affected corporate workers will give up and quit.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.itprotoday.com/author/bloomberg-news"><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)";color:blue;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 style='width:1.0416in;height:1.0416in' id="_x0000_i1035" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DB3628.1200DDC0" alt="Picture of Bloomberg News"></span></a><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)"'><a href="https://www.itprotoday.com/author/bloomberg-news"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Bloomberg News</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=contributors-date><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)"'>November 13, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>4 Min Read</span><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)";mso-ligatures:none'><img border=0 width=1280 height=720 style='width:13.3333in;height:7.5in' id="_x0000_i1034" src="cid:image002.jpg@01DB3628.1200DDC0" alt="Amazon’s HQ2 campus in Arlington, Virginia"></span><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)"'>Amazon’s HQ2 campus in Arlington, Virginia. The company recently told employees with disabilities that it was implementing a more rigorous vetting process. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=contentparagraph style='margin:0in;box-sizing: border-box;--tw-border-spacing-x: 0;--tw-border-spacing-y: 0;--tw-translate-x: 0;--tw-translate-y: 0;--tw-rotate: 0;--tw-skew-x: 0;--tw-skew-y: 0;--tw-scale-x: 1;--tw-scale-y: 1;--tw-pan-x: ;--tw-pan-y: ;--tw-pinch-zoom: ;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity;--tw-gradient-from-position: ;--tw-gradient-via-position: ;--tw-gradient-to-position: ;--tw-ordinal: ;--tw-slashed-zero: ;--tw-numeric-figure: ;--tw-numeric-spacing: ;--tw-numeric-fraction: ;--tw-ring-inset: ;--tw-ring-offset-width: 0px;--tw-ring-offset-color: #fff;--tw-ring-color: #3b82f680;--tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000;--tw-blur: ;--tw-brightness: ;--tw-contrast: ;--tw-grayscale: ;--tw-hue-rotate: ;--tw-invert: ;--tw-saturate: ;--tw-sepia: ;--tw-drop-shadow: ;--tw-backdrop-blur: ;--tw-backdrop-brightness: ;--tw-backdrop-contrast: ;--tw-backdrop-grayscale: ;--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ;--tw-backdrop-invert: ;--tw-backdrop-opacity: ;--tw-backdrop-saturate: ;--tw-backdrop-sepia: ;--tw-contain-size: ;--tw-contain-layout: ;--tw-contain-paint: ;--tw-contain-style: '><span class=contenttext><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>(Bloomberg) — Amazon.com Inc. is making it harder for disabled employees to get permission to work from home, underscoring the tech giant's determination to get its corporate workforce back to the office five days a week. </span></span><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=contentparagraph style='box-sizing: border-box;--tw-border-spacing-x: 0;--tw-border-spacing-y: 0;--tw-translate-x: 0;--tw-translate-y: 0;--tw-rotate: 0;--tw-skew-x: 0;--tw-skew-y: 0;--tw-scale-x: 1;--tw-scale-y: 1;--tw-pan-x: ;--tw-pan-y: ;--tw-pinch-zoom: ;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity;--tw-gradient-from-position: ;--tw-gradient-via-position: ;--tw-gradient-to-position: ;--tw-ordinal: ;--tw-slashed-zero: ;--tw-numeric-figure: ;--tw-numeric-spacing: ;--tw-numeric-fraction: ;--tw-ring-inset: ;--tw-ring-offset-width: 0px;--tw-ring-offset-color: #fff;--tw-ring-color: #3b82f680;--tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000;--tw-blur: ;--tw-brightness: ;--tw-contrast: ;--tw-grayscale: ;--tw-hue-rotate: ;--tw-invert: ;--tw-saturate: ;--tw-sepia: ;--tw-drop-shadow: ;--tw-backdrop-blur: ;--tw-backdrop-brightness: ;--tw-backdrop-contrast: ;--tw-backdrop-grayscale: ;--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ;--tw-backdrop-invert: ;--tw-backdrop-opacity: ;--tw-backdrop-saturate: ;--tw-backdrop-sepia: ;--tw-contain-size: ;--tw-contain-layout: ;--tw-contain-paint: ;--tw-contain-style: ;margin-top:calc(27px*(1 - var(--tw-space-y-reverse)));margin-bottom:calc(27px*var(--tw-space-y-reverse));--tw-space-y-reverse: 0'><span class=contenttext><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>The company recently told employees with disabilities that it was implementing a more rigorous vetting process, both for new requests to work from home and applications to extend existing arrangements. Affected workers must submit to a "multilevel leader review" and could be required to return to the office for monthlong trials to determine if accommodations meet their needs.</span></span><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=contentparagraph style='box-sizing: border-box;--tw-border-spacing-x: 0;--tw-border-spacing-y: 0;--tw-translate-x: 0;--tw-translate-y: 0;--tw-rotate: 0;--tw-skew-x: 0;--tw-skew-y: 0;--tw-scale-x: 1;--tw-scale-y: 1;--tw-pan-x: ;--tw-pan-y: ;--tw-pinch-zoom: ;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity;--tw-gradient-from-position: ;--tw-gradient-via-position: ;--tw-gradient-to-position: ;--tw-ordinal: ;--tw-slashed-zero: ;--tw-numeric-figure: ;--tw-numeric-spacing: ;--tw-numeric-fraction: ;--tw-ring-inset: ;--tw-ring-offset-width: 0px;--tw-ring-offset-color: #fff;--tw-ring-color: #3b82f680;--tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000;--tw-blur: ;--tw-brightness: ;--tw-contrast: ;--tw-grayscale: ;--tw-hue-rotate: ;--tw-invert: ;--tw-saturate: ;--tw-sepia: ;--tw-drop-shadow: ;--tw-backdrop-blur: ;--tw-backdrop-brightness: ;--tw-backdrop-contrast: ;--tw-backdrop-grayscale: ;--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ;--tw-backdrop-invert: ;--tw-backdrop-opacity: ;--tw-backdrop-saturate: ;--tw-backdrop-sepia: ;--tw-contain-size: ;--tw-contain-layout: ;--tw-contain-paint: ;--tw-contain-style: ;margin-top:calc(27px*(1 - var(--tw-space-y-reverse)));margin-bottom:calc(27px*var(--tw-space-y-reverse));--tw-space-y-reverse: 0'><span class=contenttext><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>The revised disability policy — which hasn't previously been reported — is roiling a workforce already alienated by a five-day return-to-office mandate that's scheduled to begin in January.</span></span><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=contentparagraph style='box-sizing: border-box;--tw-border-spacing-x: 0;--tw-border-spacing-y: 0;--tw-translate-x: 0;--tw-translate-y: 0;--tw-rotate: 0;--tw-skew-x: 0;--tw-skew-y: 0;--tw-scale-x: 1;--tw-scale-y: 1;--tw-pan-x: ;--tw-pan-y: ;--tw-pinch-zoom: ;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity;--tw-gradient-from-position: ;--tw-gradient-via-position: ;--tw-gradient-to-position: ;--tw-ordinal: ;--tw-slashed-zero: ;--tw-numeric-figure: ;--tw-numeric-spacing: ;--tw-numeric-fraction: ;--tw-ring-inset: ;--tw-ring-offset-width: 0px;--tw-ring-offset-color: #fff;--tw-ring-color: #3b82f680;--tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000;--tw-blur: ;--tw-brightness: ;--tw-contrast: ;--tw-grayscale: ;--tw-hue-rotate: ;--tw-invert: ;--tw-saturate: ;--tw-sepia: ;--tw-drop-shadow: ;--tw-backdrop-blur: ;--tw-backdrop-brightness: ;--tw-backdrop-contrast: ;--tw-backdrop-grayscale: ;--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ;--tw-backdrop-invert: ;--tw-backdrop-opacity: ;--tw-backdrop-saturate: ;--tw-backdrop-sepia: ;--tw-contain-size: ;--tw-contain-layout: ;--tw-contain-paint: ;--tw-contain-style: ;margin-top:calc(27px*(1 - var(--tw-space-y-reverse)));margin-bottom:calc(27px*var(--tw-space-y-reverse));--tw-space-y-reverse: 0'><span class=contenttext><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Chief Executive Officer <a href="https://www.itprotoday.com/amazon-web-services/amazon-s-incoming-ceo-jassy-ushered-in-cloud-computing-boom" target="_self">Andy Jassy</a> says the return-to-office requirement will strengthen the company's culture, which he believes has suffered since the pandemic and become overly bureaucratic. But the policy made Amazon a tech industry outlier and is seen by some employees as a way to get people to <a href="https://www.itprotoday.com/career-management/return-to-the-office-these-workers-quit-instead" target="_self">quit</a> and shrink the workforce.</span></span><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=contentparagraph style='box-sizing: border-box;--tw-border-spacing-x: 0;--tw-border-spacing-y: 0;--tw-translate-x: 0;--tw-translate-y: 0;--tw-rotate: 0;--tw-skew-x: 0;--tw-skew-y: 0;--tw-scale-x: 1;--tw-scale-y: 1;--tw-pan-x: ;--tw-pan-y: ;--tw-pinch-zoom: ;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity;--tw-gradient-from-position: ;--tw-gradient-via-position: ;--tw-gradient-to-position: ;--tw-ordinal: ;--tw-slashed-zero: ;--tw-numeric-figure: ;--tw-numeric-spacing: ;--tw-numeric-fraction: ;--tw-ring-inset: ;--tw-ring-offset-width: 0px;--tw-ring-offset-color: #fff;--tw-ring-color: #3b82f680;--tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000;--tw-blur: ;--tw-brightness: ;--tw-contrast: ;--tw-grayscale: ;--tw-hue-rotate: ;--tw-invert: ;--tw-saturate: ;--tw-sepia: ;--tw-drop-shadow: ;--tw-backdrop-blur: ;--tw-backdrop-brightness: ;--tw-backdrop-contrast: ;--tw-backdrop-grayscale: ;--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ;--tw-backdrop-invert: ;--tw-backdrop-opacity: ;--tw-backdrop-saturate: ;--tw-backdrop-sepia: ;--tw-contain-size: ;--tw-contain-layout: ;--tw-contain-paint: ;--tw-contain-style: ;margin-top:calc(27px*(1 - var(--tw-space-y-reverse)));margin-bottom:calc(27px*var(--tw-space-y-reverse));--tw-space-y-reverse: 0'><span class=contenttext><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Amazon has denied having an ulterior motive and says the new disability policy reflects its broader return-to-office philosophy.</span></span><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=contentparagraph style='box-sizing: border-box;--tw-border-spacing-x: 0;--tw-border-spacing-y: 0;--tw-translate-x: 0;--tw-translate-y: 0;--tw-rotate: 0;--tw-skew-x: 0;--tw-skew-y: 0;--tw-scale-x: 1;--tw-scale-y: 1;--tw-pan-x: ;--tw-pan-y: ;--tw-pinch-zoom: ;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity;--tw-gradient-from-position: ;--tw-gradient-via-position: ;--tw-gradient-to-position: ;--tw-ordinal: ;--tw-slashed-zero: ;--tw-numeric-figure: ;--tw-numeric-spacing: ;--tw-numeric-fraction: ;--tw-ring-inset: ;--tw-ring-offset-width: 0px;--tw-ring-offset-color: #fff;--tw-ring-color: #3b82f680;--tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000;--tw-blur: ;--tw-brightness: ;--tw-contrast: ;--tw-grayscale: ;--tw-hue-rotate: ;--tw-invert: ;--tw-saturate: ;--tw-sepia: ;--tw-drop-shadow: ;--tw-backdrop-blur: ;--tw-backdrop-brightness: ;--tw-backdrop-contrast: ;--tw-backdrop-grayscale: ;--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ;--tw-backdrop-invert: ;--tw-backdrop-opacity: ;--tw-backdrop-saturate: ;--tw-backdrop-sepia: ;--tw-contain-size: ;--tw-contain-layout: ;--tw-contain-paint: ;--tw-contain-style: ;margin-top:calc(27px*(1 - var(--tw-space-y-reverse)));margin-bottom:calc(27px*var(--tw-space-y-reverse));--tw-space-y-reverse: 0'><span class=contenttext><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>"We understand that this is going to be a transition and we're working with our employees to make it as easy as possible," Amazon spokesperson Margaret Callahan said in a statement. "We continue to believe that the advantages of being together in the office are significant. When in-person accommodations are needed, we'll provide them, and in some cases, offer an exception to working from the office." She declined to say how many requests have been approved.</span></span><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 0in 6.0pt 0in'><p class=relatedarticle style='box-sizing: border-box;border-color:rgb(233 233 233/var(--tw-border-opacity));border-image: initial;--tw-border-spacing-x: 0;--tw-border-spacing-y: 0;--tw-translate-x: 0;--tw-translate-y: 0;--tw-rotate: 0;--tw-skew-x: 0;--tw-skew-y: 0;--tw-scale-x: 1;--tw-scale-y: 1;--tw-pan-x: ;--tw-pan-y: ;--tw-pinch-zoom: ;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity;--tw-gradient-from-position: ;--tw-gradient-via-position: ;--tw-gradient-to-position: ;--tw-ordinal: ;--tw-slashed-zero: ;--tw-numeric-figure: ;--tw-numeric-spacing: ;--tw-numeric-fraction: ;--tw-ring-inset: ;--tw-ring-offset-width: 0px;--tw-ring-offset-color: #fff;--tw-ring-color: #3b82f680;--tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000;--tw-blur: ;--tw-brightness: ;--tw-contrast: ;--tw-grayscale: ;--tw-hue-rotate: ;--tw-invert: ;--tw-saturate: ;--tw-sepia: ;--tw-drop-shadow: ;--tw-backdrop-blur: ;--tw-backdrop-brightness: ;--tw-backdrop-contrast: ;--tw-backdrop-grayscale: ;--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ;--tw-backdrop-invert: ;--tw-backdrop-opacity: ;--tw-backdrop-saturate: ;--tw-backdrop-sepia: ;--tw-contain-size: ;--tw-contain-layout: ;--tw-contain-paint: ;--tw-contain-style: ;margin-top:calc(27px*(1 - var(--tw-space-y-reverse)));margin-bottom:calc(27px*var(--tw-space-y-reverse));font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.5rem;--tw-border-opacity: 1;--tw-text-opacity: 1;color:rgb(51 51 51/var(--tw-text-opacity));--tw-space-y-reverse: 0'><span class=relatedarticle-title><b><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Related:</span></b></span><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)"'><a href="https://www.itprotoday.com/career-management/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-an-accessibility-expert" target="_self"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>All I Want For Christmas Is an Accessibility Expert</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=contentparagraph style='box-sizing: border-box;--tw-border-spacing-x: 0;--tw-border-spacing-y: 0;--tw-translate-x: 0;--tw-translate-y: 0;--tw-rotate: 0;--tw-skew-x: 0;--tw-skew-y: 0;--tw-scale-x: 1;--tw-scale-y: 1;--tw-pan-x: ;--tw-pan-y: ;--tw-pinch-zoom: ;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity;--tw-gradient-from-position: ;--tw-gradient-via-position: ;--tw-gradient-to-position: ;--tw-ordinal: ;--tw-slashed-zero: ;--tw-numeric-figure: ;--tw-numeric-spacing: ;--tw-numeric-fraction: ;--tw-ring-inset: ;--tw-ring-offset-width: 0px;--tw-ring-offset-color: #fff;--tw-ring-color: #3b82f680;--tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000;--tw-blur: ;--tw-brightness: ;--tw-contrast: ;--tw-grayscale: ;--tw-hue-rotate: ;--tw-invert: ;--tw-saturate: ;--tw-sepia: ;--tw-drop-shadow: ;--tw-backdrop-blur: ;--tw-backdrop-brightness: ;--tw-backdrop-contrast: ;--tw-backdrop-grayscale: ;--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ;--tw-backdrop-invert: ;--tw-backdrop-opacity: ;--tw-backdrop-saturate: ;--tw-backdrop-sepia: ;--tw-contain-size: ;--tw-contain-layout: ;--tw-contain-paint: ;--tw-contain-style: ;margin-top:calc(27px*(1 - var(--tw-space-y-reverse)));margin-bottom:calc(27px*var(--tw-space-y-reverse));--tw-space-y-reverse: 0'><span class=contenttext><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>The Americans with Disabilities Act requires employers to make "reasonable accommodations," including service animals, reserved parking spaces and closed-captioned meetings, to help disabled employees do their jobs. But there are no hard and fast rules guaranteeing such workers the right to <a href="https://www.itprotoday.com/career-tips/work-from-home-jobs-attract-more-diverse-applicants" target="_self">work remotely</a>, giving Amazon leverage to call them back to offices even if they've been working successfully from home.</span></span><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=contentparagraph style='box-sizing: border-box;--tw-border-spacing-x: 0;--tw-border-spacing-y: 0;--tw-translate-x: 0;--tw-translate-y: 0;--tw-rotate: 0;--tw-skew-x: 0;--tw-skew-y: 0;--tw-scale-x: 1;--tw-scale-y: 1;--tw-pan-x: ;--tw-pan-y: ;--tw-pinch-zoom: ;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity;--tw-gradient-from-position: ;--tw-gradient-via-position: ;--tw-gradient-to-position: ;--tw-ordinal: ;--tw-slashed-zero: ;--tw-numeric-figure: ;--tw-numeric-spacing: ;--tw-numeric-fraction: ;--tw-ring-inset: ;--tw-ring-offset-width: 0px;--tw-ring-offset-color: #fff;--tw-ring-color: #3b82f680;--tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000;--tw-blur: ;--tw-brightness: ;--tw-contrast: ;--tw-grayscale: ;--tw-hue-rotate: ;--tw-invert: ;--tw-saturate: ;--tw-sepia: ;--tw-drop-shadow: ;--tw-backdrop-blur: ;--tw-backdrop-brightness: ;--tw-backdrop-contrast: ;--tw-backdrop-grayscale: ;--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ;--tw-backdrop-invert: ;--tw-backdrop-opacity: ;--tw-backdrop-saturate: ;--tw-backdrop-sepia: ;--tw-contain-size: ;--tw-contain-layout: ;--tw-contain-paint: ;--tw-contain-style: ;margin-top:calc(27px*(1 - var(--tw-space-y-reverse)));margin-bottom:calc(27px*var(--tw-space-y-reverse));--tw-space-y-reverse: 0'><span class=contenttext><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Affected employees are receiving calls from "accommodation consultants" who explain how the new policy works. They review medical documentation and discuss how effective working from home has been for employees who've already received an accommodation as well as any previous attempts to help the person work in the office. If the consultant agrees that the person should be allowed to work from home, another Amazon manager must sign off. If they don't, the request goes to a third manager.</span></span><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 0in 6.0pt 0in'><p class=relatedarticle style='box-sizing: border-box;border-color:rgb(233 233 233/var(--tw-border-opacity));border-image: initial;--tw-border-spacing-x: 0;--tw-border-spacing-y: 0;--tw-translate-x: 0;--tw-translate-y: 0;--tw-rotate: 0;--tw-skew-x: 0;--tw-skew-y: 0;--tw-scale-x: 1;--tw-scale-y: 1;--tw-pan-x: ;--tw-pan-y: ;--tw-pinch-zoom: ;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity;--tw-gradient-from-position: ;--tw-gradient-via-position: ;--tw-gradient-to-position: ;--tw-ordinal: ;--tw-slashed-zero: ;--tw-numeric-figure: ;--tw-numeric-spacing: ;--tw-numeric-fraction: ;--tw-ring-inset: ;--tw-ring-offset-width: 0px;--tw-ring-offset-color: #fff;--tw-ring-color: #3b82f680;--tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000;--tw-blur: ;--tw-brightness: ;--tw-contrast: ;--tw-grayscale: ;--tw-hue-rotate: ;--tw-invert: ;--tw-saturate: ;--tw-sepia: ;--tw-drop-shadow: ;--tw-backdrop-blur: ;--tw-backdrop-brightness: ;--tw-backdrop-contrast: ;--tw-backdrop-grayscale: ;--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ;--tw-backdrop-invert: ;--tw-backdrop-opacity: ;--tw-backdrop-saturate: ;--tw-backdrop-sepia: ;--tw-contain-size: ;--tw-contain-layout: ;--tw-contain-paint: ;--tw-contain-style: ;margin-top:calc(27px*(1 - var(--tw-space-y-reverse)));margin-bottom:calc(27px*var(--tw-space-y-reverse));font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.5rem;--tw-border-opacity: 1;--tw-text-opacity: 1;color:rgb(51 51 51/var(--tw-text-opacity));--tw-space-y-reverse: 0'><span class=relatedarticle-title><b><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Related:</span></b></span><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)"'><a href="https://www.itprotoday.com/it-management/neurodiversity-in-the-it-workplace-acceptance-accommodation-action" target="_self"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Embracing Neurodiversity in IT Workplace to Bridge Talent Gaps</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=contentparagraph style='box-sizing: border-box;--tw-border-spacing-x: 0;--tw-border-spacing-y: 0;--tw-translate-x: 0;--tw-translate-y: 0;--tw-rotate: 0;--tw-skew-x: 0;--tw-skew-y: 0;--tw-scale-x: 1;--tw-scale-y: 1;--tw-pan-x: ;--tw-pan-y: ;--tw-pinch-zoom: ;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity;--tw-gradient-from-position: ;--tw-gradient-via-position: ;--tw-gradient-to-position: ;--tw-ordinal: ;--tw-slashed-zero: ;--tw-numeric-figure: ;--tw-numeric-spacing: ;--tw-numeric-fraction: ;--tw-ring-inset: ;--tw-ring-offset-width: 0px;--tw-ring-offset-color: #fff;--tw-ring-color: #3b82f680;--tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000;--tw-blur: ;--tw-brightness: ;--tw-contrast: ;--tw-grayscale: ;--tw-hue-rotate: ;--tw-invert: ;--tw-saturate: ;--tw-sepia: ;--tw-drop-shadow: ;--tw-backdrop-blur: ;--tw-backdrop-brightness: ;--tw-backdrop-contrast: ;--tw-backdrop-grayscale: ;--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ;--tw-backdrop-invert: ;--tw-backdrop-opacity: ;--tw-backdrop-saturate: ;--tw-backdrop-sepia: ;--tw-contain-size: ;--tw-contain-layout: ;--tw-contain-paint: ;--tw-contain-style: ;margin-top:calc(27px*(1 - var(--tw-space-y-reverse)));margin-bottom:calc(27px*var(--tw-space-y-reverse));--tw-space-y-reverse: 0'><span class=contenttext><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>During a conversation with an employee suffering from a stress disorder, according to a person familiar with the exchange, an accommodation consultant attempted to establish rapport but also asked the person about sensitive medical issues, such as how the person navigates life outside work and how long it takes them to regulate emotions during a panic attack.</span></span><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)";mso-ligatures:none'><img border=0 width=700 height=467 style='width:7.2916in;height:4.8666in' id="_x0000_i1033" src="cid:image003.jpg@01DB3628.1200DDC0" alt="Amazon Spheres"></span><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=contentimage-link style='mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)"'>The Amazon Spheres, part of the Amazon headquarters campus, in the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle. Photographer: Chona Kasinger/Bloomberg<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=contentparagraph style='box-sizing: border-box;--tw-border-spacing-x: 0;--tw-border-spacing-y: 0;--tw-translate-x: 0;--tw-translate-y: 0;--tw-rotate: 0;--tw-skew-x: 0;--tw-skew-y: 0;--tw-scale-x: 1;--tw-scale-y: 1;--tw-pan-x: ;--tw-pan-y: ;--tw-pinch-zoom: ;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity;--tw-gradient-from-position: ;--tw-gradient-via-position: ;--tw-gradient-to-position: ;--tw-ordinal: ;--tw-slashed-zero: ;--tw-numeric-figure: ;--tw-numeric-spacing: ;--tw-numeric-fraction: ;--tw-ring-inset: ;--tw-ring-offset-width: 0px;--tw-ring-offset-color: #fff;--tw-ring-color: #3b82f680;--tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000;--tw-blur: ;--tw-brightness: ;--tw-contrast: ;--tw-grayscale: ;--tw-hue-rotate: ;--tw-invert: ;--tw-saturate: ;--tw-sepia: ;--tw-drop-shadow: ;--tw-backdrop-blur: ;--tw-backdrop-brightness: ;--tw-backdrop-contrast: ;--tw-backdrop-grayscale: ;--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ;--tw-backdrop-invert: ;--tw-backdrop-opacity: ;--tw-backdrop-saturate: ;--tw-backdrop-sepia: ;--tw-contain-size: ;--tw-contain-layout: ;--tw-contain-paint: ;--tw-contain-style: ;margin-top:calc(27px*(1 - var(--tw-space-y-reverse)));margin-bottom:calc(27px*var(--tw-space-y-reverse));--tw-space-y-reverse: 0'><span class=contenttext><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>One employee, who requested anonymity because they feared retaliation from Amazon, said the process is so convoluted that weeks have passed since applying for a disability exception. The employee's doctor wrote a letter detailing why the worker should be allowed to work from home, and the disability team requested further documentation. The worker described answering a question only to be asked it again by someone else.</span></span><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=contentparagraph style='box-sizing: border-box;--tw-border-spacing-x: 0;--tw-border-spacing-y: 0;--tw-translate-x: 0;--tw-translate-y: 0;--tw-rotate: 0;--tw-skew-x: 0;--tw-skew-y: 0;--tw-scale-x: 1;--tw-scale-y: 1;--tw-pan-x: ;--tw-pan-y: ;--tw-pinch-zoom: ;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity;--tw-gradient-from-position: ;--tw-gradient-via-position: ;--tw-gradient-to-position: ;--tw-ordinal: ;--tw-slashed-zero: ;--tw-numeric-figure: ;--tw-numeric-spacing: ;--tw-numeric-fraction: ;--tw-ring-inset: ;--tw-ring-offset-width: 0px;--tw-ring-offset-color: #fff;--tw-ring-color: #3b82f680;--tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000;--tw-blur: ;--tw-brightness: ;--tw-contrast: ;--tw-grayscale: ;--tw-hue-rotate: ;--tw-invert: ;--tw-saturate: ;--tw-sepia: ;--tw-drop-shadow: ;--tw-backdrop-blur: ;--tw-backdrop-brightness: ;--tw-backdrop-contrast: ;--tw-backdrop-grayscale: ;--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ;--tw-backdrop-invert: ;--tw-backdrop-opacity: ;--tw-backdrop-saturate: ;--tw-backdrop-sepia: ;--tw-contain-size: ;--tw-contain-layout: ;--tw-contain-paint: ;--tw-contain-style: ;margin-top:calc(27px*(1 - var(--tw-space-y-reverse)));margin-bottom:calc(27px*var(--tw-space-y-reverse));--tw-space-y-reverse: 0'><span class=contenttext><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Some workers fear the process was designed to make requests less likely to be approved, two employees said. In internal chat rooms, according to</span></span><span class=contenttext-bodytextchunk><b><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> </span></b></span><span class=contenttext><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>one of them, employees have accused Jassy of hypocrisy because the bureaucratic process belies his stated determination to cut through red tape that he says is slowing Amazon down.</span></span><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=contentparagraph style='box-sizing: border-box;--tw-border-spacing-x: 0;--tw-border-spacing-y: 0;--tw-translate-x: 0;--tw-translate-y: 0;--tw-rotate: 0;--tw-skew-x: 0;--tw-skew-y: 0;--tw-scale-x: 1;--tw-scale-y: 1;--tw-pan-x: ;--tw-pan-y: ;--tw-pinch-zoom: ;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity;--tw-gradient-from-position: ;--tw-gradient-via-position: ;--tw-gradient-to-position: ;--tw-ordinal: ;--tw-slashed-zero: ;--tw-numeric-figure: ;--tw-numeric-spacing: ;--tw-numeric-fraction: ;--tw-ring-inset: ;--tw-ring-offset-width: 0px;--tw-ring-offset-color: #fff;--tw-ring-color: #3b82f680;--tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000;--tw-blur: ;--tw-brightness: ;--tw-contrast: ;--tw-grayscale: ;--tw-hue-rotate: ;--tw-invert: ;--tw-saturate: ;--tw-sepia: ;--tw-drop-shadow: ;--tw-backdrop-blur: ;--tw-backdrop-brightness: ;--tw-backdrop-contrast: ;--tw-backdrop-grayscale: ;--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ;--tw-backdrop-invert: ;--tw-backdrop-opacity: ;--tw-backdrop-saturate: ;--tw-backdrop-sepia: ;--tw-contain-size: ;--tw-contain-layout: ;--tw-contain-paint: ;--tw-contain-style: ;margin-top:calc(27px*(1 - var(--tw-space-y-reverse)));margin-bottom:calc(27px*var(--tw-space-y-reverse));--tw-space-y-reverse: 0'><span class=contenttext><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>In 2023, after the rise of remote work, 22.5% of people with disabilities were employed, the highest percentage since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the metric in 2008. Working from home can benefit people with a range of disabilities, including chronic allergies, limited mobility and anxiety disorders.</span></span><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=contentparagraph style='box-sizing: border-box;--tw-border-spacing-x: 0;--tw-border-spacing-y: 0;--tw-translate-x: 0;--tw-translate-y: 0;--tw-rotate: 0;--tw-skew-x: 0;--tw-skew-y: 0;--tw-scale-x: 1;--tw-scale-y: 1;--tw-pan-x: ;--tw-pan-y: ;--tw-pinch-zoom: ;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity;--tw-gradient-from-position: ;--tw-gradient-via-position: ;--tw-gradient-to-position: ;--tw-ordinal: ;--tw-slashed-zero: ;--tw-numeric-figure: ;--tw-numeric-spacing: ;--tw-numeric-fraction: ;--tw-ring-inset: ;--tw-ring-offset-width: 0px;--tw-ring-offset-color: #fff;--tw-ring-color: #3b82f680;--tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000;--tw-blur: ;--tw-brightness: ;--tw-contrast: ;--tw-grayscale: ;--tw-hue-rotate: ;--tw-invert: ;--tw-saturate: ;--tw-sepia: ;--tw-drop-shadow: ;--tw-backdrop-blur: ;--tw-backdrop-brightness: ;--tw-backdrop-contrast: ;--tw-backdrop-grayscale: ;--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ;--tw-backdrop-invert: ;--tw-backdrop-opacity: ;--tw-backdrop-saturate: ;--tw-backdrop-sepia: ;--tw-contain-size: ;--tw-contain-layout: ;--tw-contain-paint: ;--tw-contain-style: ;margin-top:calc(27px*(1 - var(--tw-space-y-reverse)));margin-bottom:calc(27px*var(--tw-space-y-reverse));--tw-space-y-reverse: 0'><span class=contenttext><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Some advocates for the disabled fret that Amazon's position as the country's second-largest private employer could influence other companies and erode pandemic-era gains for disabled workers. "It sets a dangerous precedent with other employers," said Ariel Simms, president and CEO of Disability Belongs, an advocacy group. "Some employees just leave their jobs if the accommodation process is too difficult to navigate."</span></span><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=contentparagraph style='box-sizing: border-box;--tw-border-spacing-x: 0;--tw-border-spacing-y: 0;--tw-translate-x: 0;--tw-translate-y: 0;--tw-rotate: 0;--tw-skew-x: 0;--tw-skew-y: 0;--tw-scale-x: 1;--tw-scale-y: 1;--tw-pan-x: ;--tw-pan-y: ;--tw-pinch-zoom: ;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity;--tw-gradient-from-position: ;--tw-gradient-via-position: ;--tw-gradient-to-position: ;--tw-ordinal: ;--tw-slashed-zero: ;--tw-numeric-figure: ;--tw-numeric-spacing: ;--tw-numeric-fraction: ;--tw-ring-inset: ;--tw-ring-offset-width: 0px;--tw-ring-offset-color: #fff;--tw-ring-color: #3b82f680;--tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000;--tw-blur: ;--tw-brightness: ;--tw-contrast: ;--tw-grayscale: ;--tw-hue-rotate: ;--tw-invert: ;--tw-saturate: ;--tw-sepia: ;--tw-drop-shadow: ;--tw-backdrop-blur: ;--tw-backdrop-brightness: ;--tw-backdrop-contrast: ;--tw-backdrop-grayscale: ;--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ;--tw-backdrop-invert: ;--tw-backdrop-opacity: ;--tw-backdrop-saturate: ;--tw-backdrop-sepia: ;--tw-contain-size: ;--tw-contain-layout: ;--tw-contain-paint: ;--tw-contain-style: ;margin-top:calc(27px*(1 - var(--tw-space-y-reverse)));margin-bottom:calc(27px*var(--tw-space-y-reverse));--tw-space-y-reverse: 0'><span class=contenttext><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Workers denied permission to work remotely can file discrimination complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a federal agency that investigates discrimination claims in the workplace. That would put the burden on Amazon to prove that being in the office is an essential part of a job, said Kenneth Shiotani, a senior staff attorney at the National Disability Rights Network.</span></span><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=contentparagraph style='box-sizing: border-box;--tw-border-spacing-x: 0;--tw-border-spacing-y: 0;--tw-translate-x: 0;--tw-translate-y: 0;--tw-rotate: 0;--tw-skew-x: 0;--tw-skew-y: 0;--tw-scale-x: 1;--tw-scale-y: 1;--tw-pan-x: ;--tw-pan-y: ;--tw-pinch-zoom: ;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity;--tw-gradient-from-position: ;--tw-gradient-via-position: ;--tw-gradient-to-position: ;--tw-ordinal: ;--tw-slashed-zero: ;--tw-numeric-figure: ;--tw-numeric-spacing: ;--tw-numeric-fraction: ;--tw-ring-inset: ;--tw-ring-offset-width: 0px;--tw-ring-offset-color: #fff;--tw-ring-color: #3b82f680;--tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000;--tw-blur: ;--tw-brightness: ;--tw-contrast: ;--tw-grayscale: ;--tw-hue-rotate: ;--tw-invert: ;--tw-saturate: ;--tw-sepia: ;--tw-drop-shadow: ;--tw-backdrop-blur: ;--tw-backdrop-brightness: ;--tw-backdrop-contrast: ;--tw-backdrop-grayscale: ;--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ;--tw-backdrop-invert: ;--tw-backdrop-opacity: ;--tw-backdrop-saturate: ;--tw-backdrop-sepia: ;--tw-contain-size: ;--tw-contain-layout: ;--tw-contain-paint: ;--tw-contain-style: ;margin-top:calc(27px*(1 - var(--tw-space-y-reverse)));margin-bottom:calc(27px*var(--tw-space-y-reverse));--tw-space-y-reverse: 0'><span class=contenttext><span style='font-family:"var\(--font-secondary\)";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>"That's the big gray area. 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