Amazon makes it difficult for disabled workers to work from home, Bloomberg says

Amazon recently told staff with disabilities that it was adding a more rigorous vetting process to approve working from home, both for new requests to work from home and applications to extend existing arrangements, as it moves to five days per week, Bloomberg’s Spencer Soper reports. According to the report, affected workers must submit to a “multilevel leader review” and could be required to return to the office for monthlong trials to determine if accommodations meet their needs. CEO Andy Jassy says the return-to-office requirement will strengthen the company’s culture and the company says the new disability policy reflects its broader return-to-office philosophy. Amazon spokesperson Margaret Callahan said in a statement: “We continue to believe that the advantages of being together in the office are significant. When in-person accommodations are needed, we’ll provide them, and in some cases, offer an exception to working from the office.”