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considered only after the employee has exhausted all other personal options to resolve the hardship. If the employee is unable to resolve his or her problem, the employee may request an accommodation from their Department Head by submitting a hardship claim. The Department Head may authorize an accommodation after reviewing the claim or assign a manager to investigate and recommend a resolution of the hardship claim. The manager may recommend one of the following: A. Approve an appropriate flex schedule that does not disrupt the department's ability to deliver its services or that does not create disruption in the work unit; or B. Disapprove the employee's proposed solution to resolve the hardship; or C. Reassign the employee to a 5/40 work schedule. The Department Head may accept any one of the manager's recommendations or advance his own to resolve the hardship. D. Hardship Claims. The following process shall apply to CASA employees on a 9/80 schedule with hardship concerns: Employees shall be required to explore and exhaust all personal options to resolve the hardship. The employee's efforts to resolve his or her personal situation must be explained on the form. 2. An employee claiming an ongoing hardship due to the 9/80 work schedule should submit a hardship claim form (ExhibitC of this MOU) to the Department Head through his or her manager. The Department Head may authorize an accommodation after reviewing the claim or may assign a manager to investigate and recommend a resolution. 3. If, according to the employee, the hardship claim was not resolved through the Department Head's recommendation, the employee may submit the claim form to the Personnel Services Department, M-24. A Hardship Committee shall be established to assist in the resolution of hardship claims and meets on an as - CONFIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF SANTA ANA (CASA) MOU: 2017-2018 Page 25H-13