Naomi Osaka and the limits of accommodations for employee mental health
Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal from the French Open has sparked a vital conversation about mental health in tennis and beyond.
On one side are those who say reasonable accommodations should have, and could have, been made for a star athlete who is being bravely upfront about both her recent history of depression and the anxiety she feels when forced to sit through press conferences that “bring doubt” into her mind. On the other side are those who see talking to the media as a vital aspect of professional sports and worry that freeing a player from her press obligations would uneven the proverbial playing field for other athletes in the tournament.
But what if both sides are right?
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