Procedures for Accommodating Faculty with ADA-Qualifying Disabilities
The procedures were revised in Winter and Spring 2022 in conversation with the Faculty Affairs Committee, representatives from the Disabilities and Chronic Illness Network, and Human Resources.
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Modified Duties Policy
The Modified Duties policy is published in Faculty Handbook 3.6.3.4:
When a faculty member is granted a partial leave of any kind, he or she is expected to work during the portion of the term not covered by the leave. If a faculty member has a documented medical condition that requires a modification of duties but does not require a partial leave of absence, the faculty member shall initiate a request for modified duties with the Human Resources leave specialist and provide medical documentation. If a modification of the faculty member's duties is required due either to the nature and timing of the leave or to a medical condition, then the faculty member shall work with the chair and the dean to draft a memorandum of understanding that outlines the modified duties. Requests for modified duties will not affect a faculty member's hiring, future evaluations, or petitions for tenure and promotion. This memorandum of understanding shall be signed by the faculty member, chair, dean, and Provost.
During the period of modified duties, the faculty member will be afforded flexibility in meeting responsibilities including telecommuting options as appropriate to the circumstances of the faculty member and the needs of the University.
Further Instructions
Individuals who are seeking modified duties should download this form and share it with their healthcare provider. The completed paperwork should be submitted by the faculty member to Indu Ahluwalia (iahluwalia@scu.edu).
Human Resources will inform the Dean that modified duties are appropriate. The dean and department chair will then work with the individual faculty member to draft a memorandum of understanding that outlines the modified duties.
Further information about leaves of absence can be found on the Human Resources web page on Faculty Leaves & Modified Duties.