Labor/Employment
Jan. 14, 2006
Burden of Proof Needn't Stop Employers' Defense in Disability-Bias Suits
Employment - Column By Alison S. Hightower - As we start a new year, employment lawyers await word from the state Supreme Court about whether California's statutory protections for those with disabilities place the burden on a plaintiff with a disability to prove he or she is qualified to do the job he or she covets. Under federal law, in order to establish a prima facie case, the plaintiff must show both a disability and the qualifications to do the job in question.
By Alison S. Hightower
As we start a new year, employment lawyers await word from the state Supreme Court about whether California's statutory protections for those with disabilities place the burden on a plaintiff wit...
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