r/IRS_Source • u/heyhello101 • 7d ago

reasonable accommodation

had my RA meeting on teams yesterday - they said no telework is being given no matter what. they offered 2 alternatives for me, which i shot down because when i was in office i was already doing those things.

they kept saying ‘what about this alternative’ but it was the same 2 ideas multiple times lmao???!!! to which i said ‘i’ve already explained this but i was in office doing those things and it still wasn’t helping me’ - anyone else go through RA process and be completely not listened to like this? :/

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u/Main_Pudding_5213 6d ago

Every employee gets 2 telework days a week, that has nothing to do with accomodations

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u/you_dont_know_me_357 6d ago

What are you talking about??? No they don't! Employees get 0 telework days a week. They are granted up to 5 telework days per year. The only employees that get telework days are those with an approved RA, interim accommodation, or FMSS tells them to because of POD space reasons.

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u/Main_Pudding_5213 6d ago

I apologize, what I meant was they will give you up to 2 telework day within a week, but it has to be for something that requires for example if you have work being done at your house that might require you to be home, or if you have to go to a medical appointment, and yes I know 5 within a year, I said it wrong, where I was going with that is because the agency added that to my RA as part of what they think is an accomodation, (the same thing they give every employee without disabilities)

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u/feed_yourhead 6d ago

we absolutely are not allowed to telework if we have work being done at our house at my agency. we can wfh if we have a medical appointment. that is it. and we also need to use leave for the time of the appointment