Disability Accomodation

How Must an Employer Accommodate My Medical Condition?

Under Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), an employer’s failure “to engage in a timely, good faith, interactive process with the employee … to determine effective reasonable accommodations” is a violation of the statute separate from any failure to make reasonable accommodations for a qualified employee’s disability.  Gov. Code §12940(n); Achal v. Gate Gourmet, Inc., …

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How Should I Request a Medical Accommodation for My Medical Condition?

If you are diagnosed with a medical condition and/or injure yourself, your employer may be required to accommodate your medical issue by changing your work conditions to enable you to continue working.  In order to obtain such an accommodation, you are generally responsible for requesting it.  Achal v. Gate Gourmet, Inc., 114 F.Supp.3d 781(N.D. Cal. …

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How Long Can I Take Paid Pregnancy Leave?

Under Federal and California law both male and female employees are offered a menu of different types of leave they can take (depending on certain eligibility factors) to tend to family, medical, pregnancy, and their newborn’s needs.  You will notice that the types of family/medical leave available fall in two categories: paid non-job protected leave …

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