The California Court of Appeals has, for the first time ever, held that healthy employees without any disability — but who are “associated” with a disabled person who needs their assistance — are protected under California’s disability discrimination law. Thus, as a result of this decision, California employers are now obligated to engage in the… Read More
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Governor Brown Signs AB 987, Making it Illegal to Retaliate Against an Employee Who Requests a Reasonable Acccomodation
On July 16, 2015, Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 987 into law. This new law makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to retaliate or otherwise discriminate against an employee for requesting an accommodation for a disability or religious belief, regardless of whether or not the request was granted. This new law was intended… Read More