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Open the companion tool →Why automated scheduling makes this a paperwork problem
A manager who knows your situation can hold a shift; a scheduling algorithm cannot. The request is what forces a human decision — and, for a disability-related need, what starts the interactive process that the ADA and state analogues require.
It also protects the record for later: a stated need, a stated date, and the employer's written response are the three things a labour office or a lawyer can work with.
The protocol
- Write the constraint in one sentence: days, hours, and the reason it is repeating.
- Name a specific alternative pattern that would work, rather than a general objection.
- Send it in writing (email or the scheduling system's message) and keep the sent copy.
- Ask for a written response with a date, and note any schedule change made after the request.
- If scheduling continues to contradict it, take the request and the response to a worker centre or legal-aid intake.
What the tool does
Turn an availability constraint into a dated written accommodation request with a specific workable pattern. It runs locally in this browser and sends nothing.
Limit first: This is a record-keeping aid, not legal or tax advice. It cannot compel a payment, overturn a deactivation, or determine whether a specific practice is unlawful.
Open the companion tool →Cost and free path
Cost: Free: one complete run in this browser, no account. Optional $4 one-time unlock allows unlimited runs of this tool on this browser. The free path and safety guidance never require payment.
Rule status (mixed route): structural: schedule-accommodation duties are state- and situation-specific; disability-related schedule needs can engage the ADA's interactive-process duty. Predictive-scheduling ordinances cover one state and eleven municipalities as of mid-2026.
Automated decision this documents: algorithmic shift assignment that cannot represent an availability constraint
Free path, in order (no cost):
- DOL Wage and Hour Division — 1-866-4-US-WAGE for scheduling and hour questions
- ADA.gov — disability-rights information and complaint route (ada.gov)
- Legal aid intake through lawhelp.org
What this cannot do: It cannot compel a payment, overturn a deactivation, or determine whether a specific practice is unlawful.
Sources checked 2026-10-03 · source bank reviewed against the live pages listed in metadata.
One human next step
Send the request through a channel that leaves a copy with a date, ask for a written response, and bring both to legal-aid intake or a worker centre if the pattern continues.
Research log and safety checks
AI-assist path: not used for a verdict. This builder organises the reader's own documents and names an independent source; it does not infer authenticity, eligibility, or legal rights. §6.9/§6.10/§6.11 disclosed in the batch report; §6.12 status line carried in metadata as `status_line`.
§0.5 protection result: category is work-and-pay; crisis-adjacent: no; fear/urgency/scarcity toolkit used: no. The protective function is free and the paid feature is convenience only.