How do I know if my clinical diagnoses of depression/anxiety means I have a right to accommodations from prospective employer?

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I have a clinical diagnosis of depression/anxiety, which I have dealt with for 20+ years. I have nonetheless been successful in academics (graduated college with 4.0) & work. A key to this is that I have been able to have jobs with flexible schedules, i.e., where I don't work set hours or work less than full time. This flexibility helps me work when my brain is feeling well and take a break when it is not. These flexible-schedule jobs have come about in an organic way – been offered to me, or advertised as flexible hours – but I am now applying to jobs that don't advertise as such. How do I know if I have a right to reasonable schedule accommodations because of this diagnosis? How do I determine what "reasonable" means? How do I assert this right/what do I say to potential employers?

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Susan Wuchinich 607936.Html ·
If you have a disability under the ADA, the employer is obligated to accommodate you provided that such accommodation does not cause the employer undue hardship; this is true whether it advertises flexible hours or not. Contact the EEOC for further information about this subject.
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