Employer Self Assessment

Is your office environment friendly toward employees with migraine disease? Here’s a checklist of simple steps you can take to improve your workplace.  

Trigger Management 

☐ Adjustable overhead lighting/cubicle shades  

☐ Anti-glare computer screen filters   

☐ Fragrance-free or fragrance-light spaces 

☐ Reduced-noise spaces, including spaces away from high traffic areas  

Resources  

☐ Open to flexible schedules, including telework options, when available  

☐ Support appropriate treatment for employees with the disease 

☐ Provide an accessible dark, quiet room for employees to rest in the event of

    migraine attack   

☐ Include access to employee awareness and educational programs 

Acknowledgement and Understanding 

☐ Demonstrate to employees that you respect and understand migraine is a serious

    neurological disease, often requiring medical treatment  

☐ Provide opportunities for employees to suggest workplace improvements 

☐ Encourage employees—including those with invisible diseases—to share

    information about the challenges they face in the workplace