What is duty to accommodate

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In human rights law, employers have a certain responsibility to take reasonable steps to accommodate an employee's challenges or difficulties that fall within a protected class such as mental or physical disabilities and issues with diversity.

BD&P Partner, Richard Steele, explains what duty to accommodate is and what responsibility the employer must take in these situations.

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