Employment (Focus & Forum)
Oct. 3, 2008
Collaboration Is Key to Accommodating Injured Workers
Employers must work closely with employees who need accomodations and employees' doctors to review all determine if the employee can perform the essential functions of an open available position, with or without accommodation, write Michele M. Goldsmith and Brian J. Bergman.
EMPLOYMENT COLUMN
By Michele M. Goldsmith and Brian J. Bergman Over the last several years, California employers have faced a barrage of court opinions that have reinforced that employers must be proactive in trying to find reasonable accommodations for an employee who claims a disability. These decisions have been set against the backdrop of the California employer's obligation to not only provide a reasonable accommodation, but to comply with th...
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