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US 12,001,978 B1Granted
Systems and methods for managing workplace accommodations
AssigneeDisclo Inc.
InventorsKai Keane, Hannah Olson
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Abstract
Methods and systems are described by which employees and employers may generate a request for a workplace accommodation based on a disability, evaluate whether the workplace accommodation is appropriate given the disability, validate from a medical provider that the workplace accommodation is necessary, suggest alternative workplace accommodations, and confirm that the workplace accommodation has been provided.
Claims13
A method comprising:
- receiving, via a first user device associated with an employee, an inquiry relating to a workplace accommodation, wherein the workplace accommodation relates to an impairment of the employee and wherein the inquiry for a workplace accommodation does not disclose to an employer medical information specific to the employee;
- determining, based on the inquiry, one or more recommended workplace accommodations;
- outputting, via the first user device, information indicative of the one or more recommended workplace accommodations;
- receiving, via the first user device, a request for a workplace accommodation associated with the impairment of the employee, wherein the request does not disclose the impairment to the employer of the employee;
- evaluating, based on the request, whether the workplace accommodation meets a first criteria;
- causing output, via a second user device associated with the employer, information indicative of the request for a workplace accommodation without revealing any medical information specific to the employee;
- receiving, via one or more of the first user device or the second user device, a request for validation of the workplace accommodation, wherein the request for validation comprises a request to verify the impairment;
- validating, based on the request for validation and via a medical provider having access to medical information specific to the employee, that the workplace accommodation meets a second criteria;
- causing output, in response to the validating that the workplace accommodation meets a second criteria and via the second user device, information indicative of a verification of the impairment without revealing any medical information specific to the employee;
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- outputting, via one or more of the first user device or the second user device, a select recommended workplace accommodation of the one or more recommended workplace accommodations, wherein the select recommended workplace accommodation is outputted via a user interface of the second user device accessed by the employer without revealing any medical information specific to the employee, and wherein the employer does not have access to information about the impairment through the user interface.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, via a first user device associated with an employee, a request for a workplace accommodation, wherein the workplace accommodation relates to an impairment of the employee and wherein the request for a workplace accommodation does not disclose medical information specific to the employee;
- causing output, via a second user device associated with an employer of the employee, information indicative of the request for a workplace accommodation without revealing any medical information specific to the employee;
- receiving, via one or more of the first user device or the second user device, a request for validation of the workplace accommodation, wherein the request for validation comprises a request to verify the impairment;
- validating, based on the request for validation and via a medical provider having access to medical information specific to the employee, the request for the workplace accommodation;
- causing output, in response to the validating the request for the workplace accommodation and via the second user device, information indicative of a verification of the impairment without revealing any medical information specific to the employee;
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- outputting, via one or more of the first user device or the second user device, a recommended workplace accommodation without revealing any medical information specific to the employee.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.