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Labor/Employment

Apr. 25, 2002

State Disability Claim Not Bound by Federal Regs

Focus Column - By Kiran Aftab Seldon - In Bagatti v. Department of Rehabilitation, 2002 WL 485836 (Cal.App. 3d Dist. April 2, 2002), the court recently held that statements of the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission interpreting the "reasonable accommodation" requirement of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. Sections 12101 et seq.) should not be used to interpret the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, Government Code Sections 12900 et seq.

        Focus Column
        
        By Kiran Aftab Seldon
        
        In Bagatti v. Department of Rehabilitation, 2002 WL 485836 (Cal.App. 3d Dist. April 2, 2002), the court recently held that statements of the federal Equal Em...

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