How should an employer address a situation where an employee is out on a leave of absence as an accommodation, but the healthcare provider keeps changing the return date? The request was originally approved with an appropriate time frame provided, but that target keeps getting moved.
It really depends on the individual circumstances. That said, many courts have found that “indefinite leave” is an undue hardship. To that end, in situations where dates continue to change, the EEOC provides guidance which suggests that the employer must engage in the…
