Yes or no.
Have you, or have you not, made a formal request for an accommodation under the ADA?
Yes or no.
Have you, or have you not, made a formal request for an accommodation under the ADA?
Is that something we all should have done when we were injured on the job? Is it a requirement? And how does one do it?
I'll take that as a No.
It is a requirement if you expect the employer to make any kind of modification to your job. They have absolutely no legal obligation to remove or lessen any essential function of your position even with the ADA, but if you formally self-identify as being disabled (and they ARE entitled to medical verification from your doctor) then they have to at least provide you with an accommodation to help you, which MAY OR MAY NOT be reducing your required rate. You begin by talking to HR. HR will very likely send you to your doctor with a description of your job and a request for information about what you can and cannot do. They are NOT required to give you the accommodation you want or even the one the doctor recommends, but they have to give you one that works. You, in turn, will still have to keep to whatever rate is agreed to when the accommodation is offered. Under NO circumstances are they REQUIRED to allow you to do less work than a non-disabled person.