How To Field Accommodation Requests for Social Anxiety Disorder, SHRM

SHRM featured of counsel Pierce Blue in this article discussing the importance of employers evaluating reasonable accommodation requests from employees with social anxiety disorder while ensuring they can perform the essential functions of their jobs.

“Because anxiety and social fear are a common part of the human experience, there may be a temptation to simply dismiss requests based on them,” said Pierce. “HR professionals need to remember that these can qualify as disabilities under federal and state employment civil rights laws.”

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