HR Chat: Accommodating an Employee

You operate a small manufacturing plant with 17 employees. As a core aspect of the job, employees are required to stand for several hours during work hours aside from their scheduled breaks. Recently, an employee injured their foot in an accident at home and requested an accommodation at work as they cannot stand without the use of crutches. You do not believe there is a way to reasonably accommodate this employee until they are fully recovered, and you are not covered by the FMLA, what are you able to do?

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