I am a supervisor who has received a pregnancy-related accommodation request concerning an employee. How should I respond?

If you are a supervisor and you receive request from an employee for a job-related accommodation related to pregnancy or childbirth, you are required to make reasonable accommodations provided they do not present an undue burden or fundamentally alter the nature of the job. 

Some requested accommodations may be simple to implement. Others may impose a greater burden and thus require more discussion. In either case, you should always contact MSU Human Resources Management, who can facilitate an interactive process by which your unit and the employee attempt to reach a mutually agreeable accommodation pursuant to Operating Policy 60.123.

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