How a Growing Number of People Identifying as Disabled Could Impact Workplace Accessibility

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  Here's your money briefing for Monday, March 10th.

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  I'm Mariana Aspuru for the Wall Street Journal.

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  As more companies call employees back to the office,

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  a growing number of people are seeking workplace accommodations based on mental health diagnoses,

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  and it's sparked a debate among disabled workers.

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  They feel kind of torn.

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  There are some who say strength in numbers, the more people who are advocating for their needs, that benefits everybody,

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  but there are other folks who say you know I'm a little bit concerned about a boy who cried wolf phenomenon.

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  We'll talk to Wall Street Journal columnist Callum Borscher's about the broader impact this could have on workplace accessibility after the break.

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  From 2021 to 2024,

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  there was a 51% increase in complaints to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from employees seeking workplace accommodations.

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  Wall Street Journal columnist Callum Borscher's joins me.

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  Callum, what has caused this number to spike?

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  There are two big factors at play.

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  One is there are just a lot more people who identify as having a disability.

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  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention uses a pretty broad definition these days.

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  In fact, it counts one in four American adults as disabled,

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  and that can include anybody who has let's say any physical, emotional,

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  or mental health condition that prevents them from leaving the house without anxiety,

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  let's say, or having a hard time concentrating can be another trigger.

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