FRESNO, Calif. – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has settled a federal charge of disability filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for significant training and other injunctive relief, the federal agency announced today.
According to the EEOC, Wasco State Prison, a facility under the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, denied a reasonable accommodation to an employee which obligated them to utilize accrued leave instead of remaining on the job.
The EEOC investigated the allegations and found reasonable cause to believe the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation violated the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Without admitting liability, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has entered into a conciliation agreement with the EEOC. The agency has agreed to provide training to its management and supervisory positions within the Mental Health Department at the Wasco State Prison (WSP), return to work coordinators at WSP, and any other person responsible for handling or receiving reasonable accommodation requests. This training will include how to recognize discrimination with a specific focus on disability-based harassment and retaliation, training on reasonable accommodations, the interactive process, and undue hardship; training on how to properly identify, handle and forward complaints of discrimination in a neutral manner; and how to recognize...
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