Tag: Reasonable Accommodation
From Clowns to Pigs: Dealing with Unconventional Requests
Accommodating an employee’s medical needs can be complicated—especially when support animals are involved. News outlets throughout the world have covered the array of accommodation...
Leave, Benefits May Be Available for Employees in Addiction Recovery
Do we need to give an employee protected time off to enter a residential facility for substance abuse recovery? Will she be eligible for...
CalChamber HR Symposium Attracts Experts, Practitioners to Sold-Out SF Venue
Practical and entertaining insights on the nuts-and-bolts of implementing state and federal labor and employment laws were the focus of the second California Chamber...
Work with Employee on Reasonable Accommodation for Health Issue
Our employee is having seizures but continues to work and doesn’t ask for any accommodations; what are our obligations?
First and foremost, the health and...
Employer Obligations When Employees Pump Breastmilk at Work
One of my employees recently had a baby and is asking for several breaks during the day to pump breastmilk. What do I need...
State Expands Protections for Assistive/Support Animals in Workplace
My employee asked to bring his rat with him to work. He says the rat is a “support animal” that helps him deal with...
No Definitive List of Disabilities in Federal or California Law
My employee says she has a fragrance sensitivity and is demanding that I purchase unscented products for our cleaning service to use, even though...
