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Handle ADA Accommodation Requests with Clear, Documented Steps<\/h1>

KEW Legal advises Florida business owners and managers on ADA reasonable accommodation requests, from the first question from an employee to the written response. Our team serves employers across Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.<\/p>

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By Kristina E. Wilson \u00b7 Published October 28, 2026<\/p>\n\n

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An ADA reasonable accommodation attorney for a Florida employer helps you answer a worker’s request for a change at work and document that answer. In short, respond promptly, in writing, and through a step-by-step review of the job and the request. This page explains that process, the limits you can raise, and the deadlines that matter in Florida. KEW Legal is a Florida business law firm with offices in Coral Gables and Sunny Isles Beach. The firm acts as outside general counsel for business owners and employers across Miami-Dade and South Florida.<\/p>\n

What the reasonable accommodation duty means for Florida employers<\/h2>\n

A reasonable accommodation is a change to the job, the workplace, or the hiring process. It lets a qualified employee with a disability perform the essential parts of the job. Employers should consider these requests, not ignore them.<\/p>\n

Florida’s civil rights law uses the word “handicap” instead of “disability.” It makes it unlawful for an employer to discharge or refuse to hire someone, or to discriminate in pay or working conditions, because of handicap (Fla. Stat. \u00a7 760.10<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The state law counts as an “employer” any business with 15 or more employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year (Fla. Stat. \u00a7 760.02<\/a>). The law is to be read liberally to serve its purposes (Fla. Stat. \u00a7 760.01<\/a>).<\/p>\n

This page is for owners, executives, and HR managers who face a request, a leave question, or an agency charge. You need to know your next step.<\/p>\n\n

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Talk it through with our team — the first consultation is free, confidential, and carries no obligation.<\/p>

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When does an accommodation request start the process?<\/h2>\n

A request starts the process once you know an employee may need a change because of a medical condition. The request doesn’t need special words. An employee can ask in person, by phone, or in writing. A family member or doctor can also make the request for them.<\/p>\n

Common requests include:<\/p>\n