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Employment (Focus & Forum)

Jan. 24, 2009

Forging a Joint Effort

A recent case established that employers aren't required to formally announce the beginning of the interactive process in order to meet their obligations, write Leonid M. Zilberman and Jessica A. Chasin. - Employment Column

EMPLOYMENT COLUMN

By Leonid M. Zilberman and Jessica A. Chasin

The process by which an employer and disabled employee attempt to achieve an accommodation that enables a disabled employee to perform the essential functions of a job in the workplace is called the "interactive process." The interactive process requires a unique mandate that is different from other employment discrimination laws. In the traditional discrimination analysis, membership...

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