Illinois Administrative Code
Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Part 2535 - JOINT RULES OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AND DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS: RULES ON PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION AND ACCOMMODATION IN EMPLOYMENT
Subpart B - REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
Section 2535.170 - Documentation of the Need for an Accommodation
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) An employer is entitled to obtain only the following information to evaluate if a requested reasonable accommodation may be necessary because of a job applicant's or employee's pregnancy condition:
b) An employer may request documentation from the job applicant's or employee's health care provider concerning the need for the requested accommodation if:
c) The determination of whether an employer's request for documentation from the job applicant's or employee's health care provider concerning the need for a reasonable accommodation is job-related or consistent with business necessity will depend upon the totality of the circumstances, including, but not limited to the following factors:
d) If the employee needs the reasonable accommodation beyond the probable duration identified by the job applicant's or employee's healthcare provider, the employer may request additional information from the job applicant's or employee's health care provider consistent with this Part. An employer must continue to accommodate the job applicant or employee while the employer is requesting additional documentation from the employee's healthcare provider.
e) An employer may require documentation by the employee's healthcare provider to determine compliance with other laws.