Tag: reasonable accommodation
Posted in Disabilities
Requiring a Doctor’s Note to Confirm a Disability
HRWatchdog March 10, 2020
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…
Posted in Time Off
Bereavement Leave Potential Option for Time Off After Miscarriage
Ellen Savage, J.D. December 10, 2019
Do employees have a right to use bereavement leave after a miscarriage? Employers are not required by law to offer bereavement leave to their employees….
Posted in Time Off
Most Common Medical Leaves Questions Podcast
HRWatchdog November 6, 2019
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…
Posted in Accessibility
International Week of the Deaf and Day of Sign Languages Creates Awareness of Employer Reasonable Accommodation Obligations
Bianca Saad September 23, 2019
September 23 is both the start of International Week of the Deaf, which increases support and awareness of the challenges individuals who are deaf face…
Posted in Disabilities
Extending a Reasonable Accommodation Requires Interactive Process
Katie Culliton January 18, 2019
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…