Employment Reasonable Accommodations Laws in California

Get up to date on recent reasonable accommodation laws in California.

California employers are frequently confronted with employee requests for work-place disability accommodations and requests for leaves of absences. California and federal law continues to evolve in this area, making it difficult to ascertain the employer's duties and obligations. Courts have seen a steady increase in law-suits alleging disability discrimination and failure to accommodate claims. This topic helps human resources professionals, in house legal counsel, and other company executives understand recent developments in disability accommodation law. The topic reviews the current state of the law, and provides examples of particularly challenging requests for accommodation, along with practical solutions. The material will also cover the challenges related to disability related leaves of absences, and offers best practices for administering these leaves.

Learning Objectives

• You will be able to describe an employer's obligation to accommodate disabilities.
• You will be able to discuss types of potential workplace disability accommodations.
• You will be able to explain an employer's obligation to provide leaves of absence.
• You will be able to review requests for accommodation and determine appropriate responses.