Long Covid Accommodation Request Collection, Verification and Review

Has a manager in your organization received a Long COVID accommodation request from an employee? 

Although many people with COVID-19 get better within weeks, some people continue to experience symptoms that can last months after first being infected, or may have new or recurring symptoms at a later time. This can happen to anyone who has had COVID-19, even if the initial illness was mild. This condition is known as Long COVID


Is Long COVID a disability under the ADA, Section 504, and Section 1557?

Long COVID is a physiological condition affecting one or more body systems. For example, some people with long COVID experience:
• Lung damage
• Heart damage, including inflammation of the heart muscle
• Kidney damage
• Neurological damage
• Damage to the circulatory system resulting in poor blood flow
• Lingering emotional illness and other mental health conditions

Accordingly, long COVID is a physical or mental impairment under the ADA, Section 504, and Section 1557.

Is long COVID always a disability?

No. An individualized assessment is necessary to determine whether a person’s Long COVID condition or any of its symptoms substantially limits a major life activity. 

How does CareValidate collect, verify and review a Long COVID accommodation request? 

Accommodation requests can be time-consuming to handle internally and increase the risk of EEOC lawsuits without review by licensed legal and medical professionals. CareValidate has developed a HIPAA and SOC2 compliant platform which is used by thousands of managers today to confidentially collect, verify, review and manage health disclosures and employee accommodation requests.  Upon purchase of Care360 Accommodation Request Collection, Verification and Review product, CareValidate will send your employee a secure third party link to submit the accommodation request via the secure Care360 platform available on ios, android and web. The request will then be validated by CareValidate's proprietary medical verification system and a member of the CareValidate legal team will engage your employee in thee EEOC compliant interactive process. Your HR Managers will be able to track progress of each timestamped request, view the legal team's recommendation, send reminders and approve or reject the accommodation request. 

Guidance on “Long COVID” as a Disability Under the ADA, Section 504, and Section 1557

This purchase is valid for the request collection, verification and storage of 1 accommodation request on the Care360 platform within 1 year of the purchase.