Disability and Accommodations
Call the Los Angeles disability accommodation lawyers at the Law Offices of Rheuban & Gresen if you have experienced discrimination, harassment, or other unfair treatment on the basis of an actual or perceived disability on the job. Both state and federal law protect persons with disabilities in the workplace, and our lawyers can investigate and pursue your claims for wrongful termination or harassment for compensation.
The Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) requires employers to engage in an "informal interactive process" with a disabled employee to determine what accommodations might be necessary to allow a worker with a disability to be employed productively at a given workplace. These accommodations might involve adjustments to a workstation, special protective gear or safety equipment, or technological solutions to an impairment of hearing or vision.
Although neither California's FEHA nor the federal Americans with Disabilities Act requires an employer to create a position expressly for an employee with a disability, state and federal law provide definite and certain requirements for employers to accommodate an employee's disability on the job. The employee must be careful not to waive any rights under the FEHA by failing to participate in a discussion with the employer about the accommodations necessary for mutually satisfactory job performance. Often, reasonable accommodation is an ongoing process rather than a single action.
If an employee is not actually disabled, but is perceived by the employer to have a disability, the employer can also be held liable to the employee for disability discrimination or failure to make reasonable accommodations for the perceived disability - especially when the perceived disability is the underlying basis for an adverse employment action (such as termination).
For reliable advice about your rights as an employee with a disability, or how to document and remedy any violations of your rights, call the experienced California disability attorneys at the Law Offices of Rheuban & Gresen in Los Angeles for a free consultation about your claim.
