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22. Distinguishing Essential vs. Marginal Functions
Decide which job duties are essential to the role's purpose and which are peripheral for accommodation and compliance purposes.
Job Analysis & Job Description Writing
Distinguishing Essential vs. Marginal Functions
Deciding which duties are fundamental to a job's purpose and which are peripheral aids fair hiring and legal accommodation.
"I need to know which tasks someone must do and which they could skip or get help with when making accommodations."
Essential functions are the core duties an employee must be able to perform with or without reasonable accommodation; marginal functions are additional tasks that are supplementary and not central to the job's basic purpose.
"I need to know which tasks someone must do and which they could skip or get help with when making accommodations."
Essential functions are the core duties an employee must be able to perform with or without reasonable accommodation; marginal functions are additional tasks that are supplementary and not central to the job's basic purpose.