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Labor/Employment

Aug. 5, 2006

Court Says Disability Isn't in the Eye of the Beholding Employer

Employment Column - Much has been said by the courts regarding an employer's obligation to engage in the interactive process to determine reasonable accommodations and to provide disabled employees with reasonable accommodations.

Employment
By Michelle A. Reinglass


Much has been said by the courts regarding an employer's obligation to engage in the interactive process to determine reasonable accommodations and to provide disabled employees with reasonable accommodations. But what happens when an employer only perceives an employee to be disabled? Does the employer have the same obligations?
      The 2nd District Court of Appeal...

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