Posts Tagged ‘reasonable accommodations’
EMPLOYERS DUTIES TO REASONABLY ACCOMODATE WORKER DISABILITIES
California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) prohibits companies employing five or more persons from: 1) discriminating against an employee due to his or her physical disability; 2) failing to make reasonable accommodation for a worker’s known physical disability; 3) failing to engage in a prompt and good faith interactive process with a disabled employee […]
NEW CA LABOR LAWS 2013 RELIGIOUS DRESS AND GROOMING AND EMPLOYERS’ INCREASED DUTIES TO ACCOMODATE
Effective January 1, 2013, California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) expands the definition of potentially protected religious beliefs and practices to include “religious dress and grooming practices.” Employers also must now meet a much more stringent standard to deny accommodation of religious practices as an undue hardship to the business. Religious Dress and Grooming: […]
NEW CA LABOR LAWS 2013 PREGNANCY DISABILITY LEAVE REGULATIONS
Starting December 30, 2012, California employers are responsible for implementing new regulations on the state’s Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL) law. Among the significant changes are: – Definition of “Four Months” Entitlement – PDL is part of California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) , requiring employers with five or more employees to provide up to […]