What it is
The ADA covers employers with 15+ employees. The interactive process is the legal route: you request, the employer explores options, and the accommodation is documented. Remote work, schedule change, equipment, and leave can all be accommodations, and the request alone carries anti-retaliation protection.
What to do about it: Send the request in writing and keep the date. The written request is the record that starts the interactive process, and it is the anchor of a retaliation claim.
Plain-language description of US practice, not legal, tax, or financial advice. The paired guide carries the citations, dates, and thresholds; the state pages carry the local windows.