Anon-e-Mouse
Member
- Jurisdiction
- Wisconsin
With workplaces bringing employees back to work, what if an employee is over 65 and the CDC Guidelines say people over 65 are high risk? Can employees over 65 request ADA accommodation to continue working from home because they're considered high risk? How do they do that? Do they need to get medical documentation to prove that they're over 65, which HR probably already knows anyway? Can the employer tell them either they need to show up in person or retire? What if they can't afford to retire and are still completely capable of doing their job, but don't want to risk catching COVID-19 because they're at higher risk of dying from it? Do they have to risk their life to keep their job because age isn't a disability?