Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 28 - Ports and Airports
Part 301 - Operations and Procedures Manual of the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport
Chapter 8 - Equal Employment Policy
Rule 28-301-8.2 - Reasonable Accommodations of Disability and Religion

MSPA recognizes that employees and other personnel with physical or mental disabilities may need reasonable accommodations to enable them to perform their essential job functions. The need for such accommodations is made on a case-by-case basis. Generally, the Port and the employee will work together in an interactive process to identify and provide possible accommodations. The employee has an obligation to cooperate with the Port in this process, which may include authorizing the Port to communicate with the employee's health care providers concerning the employee's condition, its impact on the employee's ability to perform necessary job-related functions, and possible reasonable accommodations. MSPA also will generally offer reasonable accommodations for an employee's sincerely held religious belief that conflicts with a workplace rule, unless doing so would create an undue hardship on MSPA. Employees or other personnel who wish to request reasonable accommodation of a disability or religious belief should contact the Director of Human Resources at (228) 865-4300. MSPA will evaluate each request consistent with those standards provided by law.

Mississippi Code §§ 59-1-1, 59-1-9 and 59-5-21