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HHS Denies Accommodation Requests Over Missing Documentation Deadline

By Drooid · Oct 10, 2026, 1:11 AM UTC · How we work

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U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) closed employees’ reasonable accommodation requests through a single email.
HHS said the closures were due to missing medical documentation within 20 days.
Several employees told Government Executive they had submitted the records before the deadline.
One employee received an extended deadline yet the request remained closed.
A September 21 email from HHS said the Reasonable Accommodation Program had not received the information.

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Story summary

U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) closed employees’ reasonable accommodation requests through a single email.
HHS said the closures were due to missing medical documentation within 20 days.
Several employees told Government Executive they had submitted the records before the deadline.
One employee received an extended deadline yet the request remained closed.
A September 21 email from HHS said the Reasonable Accommodation Program had not received the information.