Interactive Process

Did You Know…New Regulations Released Governing Disability Discrimination In California

by Veronica Gray | Nossaman LLP on 3/28/2013

As we recently reported to you at our 2013 Emerging Employment Law Seminar, the California Fair Employment and Housing Commission (FEHC) implemented new and amended regulations governing disability discrimination, reasonable...more

Pregnancy Disability Leave: Not a Matter of Simple Math

by Jessica Rosen, Andrew Satenberg | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 3/27/2013

Recent case law confirms the need for employers to be cautious about mechanically applying pregnancy disability leave laws without considering the implications of the Fair Employment and Housing Act....more

Legal Alert: California Expands Protections For Disabled Employees

by Michelle Brauer Abidoye | FordHarrison on 3/21/2013

Recent California case law and new regulations stress the importance of the employer's duty to engage in the interactive process with disabled workers who require accommodation. Now more than ever, it is important for...more

California Employer Should Have Engaged In Interactive Process Before Firing Employee

by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/11/2013

Prock v. Tamura Corp. of America, No. E054185 (January 25, 2013): In an unpublished opinion, a California Court of Appeal recently overturned the dismissal of a lawsuit where the employee was fired while on a leave of absence...more

Employers Beware: Anything Short of a Robust Attempt to Engage in Interactive Process Might Preclude Summary Judgment

by Charlotte Wolfe | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/28/2013

Several recent cases in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals remind employers that their obligation to engage in the interactive process is an increasingly onerous one. First, in Keith v. County of Oakland, No. 11-2276 (6th...more

California Adopts New Disability Discrimination Regulations

by Diane L. Kimberlin | Littler on 2/13/2013

Regulations proposed by California's Fair Employment and Housing Commission governing disability discrimination have been finalized after public comment and are now in effect. According to the Statement of Purpose, the...more

Amended Disability Regulations: The California Fair Employment and Housing Commission Clarifies “Interactive Process” for Disabled...

by Paul Bressan, Joshua Mizrahi | Buchalter Nemer on 2/11/2013

Employment and Housing Commission (“FEHC”). These regulations clarify an employer’s obligation to provide reasonable accommodations for disabled employees and applicants, and emphasize that employers must engage in a prompt,...more

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