The ADA

Right now, it’s more important than ever to have detailed and up to date job descriptions. Thorough job descriptions are imperative to ensure a smooth return to work plan, facilitate requests from employees to work remotely, address performance concerns when supervising remote employees (or on-site ones, for that matter), conducting the interactive process for requests from employees for accommodations under the ADA, and more. Well-written job descriptions help to ensure that employers and employees know exactly what essential functions of a job need to be done by the employee (and thus cannot be reassigned), and if they can perform them remotely or with any other accommodations. They also help an employer avoid ADA compliance issues. MP’s HR services team suggests having job descriptions on file and updated for all employees, as ADA accommodation requests or performance review concerns may occur at any time. Handling scenarios like this can already be inherently stressful and emotional on all sides. Having the job description ready and with a signature of acknowledgement from the employee can make discussions much simpler and more objective. For any employer wondering how to write job descriptions, or just looking for a refresher, MP’s HR compliance experts provide a simple (but thorough) checklist below. Read the article to:
• Get best practices for researching what you need to know to write a job description—even if it’s a new role
• Find out the order of each section of a strong job description
• Learn how to add an acknowledgement and why it’s important
Read the article.