"Person." An individual, partnership, association,
organization, corporation, legal representative, trustee in
bankruptcy or receiver. The term includes, but is not limited
to, an owner, lessor, assignor, builder, manager, broker,
salesman, agent, employee, independent contractor and lending
institution.
"Reasonable accommodation." An accommodation for as long as
necessary to enable an employee to continue working despite
limitations due to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical
conditions that does not present an undue hardship on the
covered entity. The term may include, but is not limited to:
(1) Providing a chair, assistance with heavy lifting,
access to water for drinking or uncompensated break time.
(2) Temporary job restructuring, part-time or modified
work schedule, reassignment to a vacant position, acquisition
or modification of equipment or device, appropriate
adjustment or modification of examination and other similar
accommodation.
Section 3. Nondiscrimination with regard to reasonable
accommodations related to pregnancy, childbirth or
related medical conditions.
(a) General rule.--It shall be an unlawful employment
practice for a covered entity to:
(1) (i) Refuse an employee's or prospective employee's
request for reasonable accommodations unless the covered
entity demonstrates that the accommodation would impose
an undue hardship on the covered entity's operations.
(ii) The covered entity shall have the burden of
proving undue hardship.
(iii) The factors to be considered in determining
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