Employment (Focus & Forum)
Sep. 26, 2008
Embracing Give-and-Take
Under FEHA, employers must participate in an "interactive process" meant to allow for early intervention , outside of the legal forum, to explore reasonable accommodations, writes Gary Ganchrow.
EMPLOYMENT COLUMN
By Gary Ganchrow Most employers of five or more employees know that the California Fair Employment and Housing Act requires them to accommodate employees with physical or mental disabilities. Less commonly known, however, is FEHA's companion obligation on employers to participate in the "interactive process." FEHA - in addition to requiring accommodations - makes it unlawful for an employer to "fail to engage in a timely, good fa...
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