Bill to clarify reasonable accommodation rules, ban irrelevant physical requirements advances to discussion

Feb 2, 2026

House Bill 4,093 would require BOLI to post guidance on reasonable accommodation, bar employers from using minimum physical requirements in postings without tying them to essential job functions, and allow a worker to bring a support person to accommodation meetings. Disability advocates supported the measure; business groups asked for language clarifications and urged avoiding adversarial meeting dynamics.

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Lawmakers and advocates told the House Labor and Workforce Development Committee on Feb. 2, 2025, that House Bill 4,093 would reduce barriers to employment for people with disabilities by clarifying reasonable accommodation processes and limiting the use of irrelevant physical requirements in job postings.

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