Reasonable Accommodation
The FEHA requires employers with five or more employees to provide reasonable accommodation to individuals who suffer from a mental or physical disability unless doing so would cause an undue hardship.
What is a reasonable accommodation?
A reasonable accommodation is assistance or changes to a position or workplace that will enable disable employees to perform the essential functions of their position. It can include, but is not limited to, the following:
Providing medical leave or leave of absence
Changing job duties
Relocating
Providing mechanical or electrical aids
Modified work schedule
Allowing service animals at work
Job restructuring
Working from home
Extra training
Reassignment to a vacant position