Tag: interactive process
Understanding Religious Accommodations for Mandatory Vaccination Policies
COVID-19 vaccines continue dominating the news as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now provided full approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for…
Interactive Process Key to Accommodating Employee with Disability
We have a new hire who, after being hired, disclosed a physical disability. She indicated that we need to accommodate her, and I have since…
“Long COVID-19” May Be a Disability Under the ADA
On the recent anniversary of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Biden-Harris administration released resources supporting individuals experiencing long-term COVID-19 symptoms, sometimes called…
If 65+ Employee Falters, Focus on Job Performance, Not Age
We have an employee who is over the age of 65 and has worked for us for several years, but recently his cognitive skills appear…
Allergy Claim Triggers Need for Interactive Evaluation of Options
We have an employee who is claiming she’s allergic to various things in the office, but quite honestly, she has been trying to work from…
Reasonable Accommodations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
As COVID-19 changes the employment law landscape, government agencies continue to provide guidance on many commonplace compliance issues that are now causing confusion for employers….
Requiring a Doctor’s Note to Confirm a Disability
One of my employees who has been with the company for a few years (and who was about to get written up for failing to…
Most Common Medical Leaves Questions Podcast
The employment law experts at the California Chamber of Commerce field more than 1,600 calls on workplaces issues a month. And that’s on top of…
Extending a Reasonable Accommodation Requires Interactive Process
A California credit union will pay over $27,000 in lost wages and emotional distress to a former employee after she was terminated for requesting an…
A Quick Meeting Is Not a Good-Faith Interactive Process
A California school district will pay more than $200,000 to a teacher who alleged that the district failed to provide reasonable accommodation for her disability….
