Los Angeles-based lawyer shares advice for protecting your company against disability discrimination claims
The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) requires employers of five or more employees to provide reasonable accommodation for individuals with a physical or mental disability to apply for jobs and to perform the essential functions of their jobs unless it would cause an undue hardship.
Common forms of reasonable accommodations include, but aren’t limited to relocating the work area, modifying existing duties, changing the employee’s schedule, providing mechanical or electrical aids and granting a leave of absence.
“In California, the legislature has actually delineated many types of accommodations that could be reasonable in any specific context,” Navid Kanani, trial lawyer and employment law advocate at Los Angeles-based JS Abrams Law, told HRD. “The good news is there’s a framework of guidance for employers. The bad news is a lot of HR leaders or management don’t always know those things and end up not getting it right, which gives rise to an employee being in an uncompromising situation where they want to work there, but aren’t being given the tools to best do that.”
Kanani has extensive litigation experience, starting from his admittance into the California State Bar. He has worked in top-rated law firms since becoming an attorney and handles all employment litigation matters, including wrongful termination and wage and hour claims. Additionally, he’...
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