California Employers Must Accommodate Non-Disabled Employees Who are Associated with Disabled Individuals
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APPLIES TO All Employers with California Employees |
EFFECTIVE April 4, 2016 |
QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call |
A California Court of Appeals recently stated that employers are required to provide reasonable accommodations to individuals who are associated with a disabled individual. In other words, reasonable accommodations must be provided not only to those who are themselves disabled, but the disabled individuals who are associated with applicants or employees.