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Committee adds language recognizing unpaid leave as possible ADA accommodation
Summary
North Penn policy committee recommended first reading of a revision to Policy 339 to explicitly list uncompensated leave as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and to require board notification when such leave is granted.
The North Penn School District policy committee recommended a first reading of a revision to Policy 339 that explicitly recognizes unpaid (uncompensated) leave as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act for employees who have exhausted other leave options.
Carl Summers, district counsel, explained that “under the Americans with Disabilities Act, when the district has employees…
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