Employer Doesn't Violate FEHA When Worker Never Requests Accommodation

A California appeals court ruled that an employer did not violate the Fair Employment and Housing Act by failing to engage in the interactive process or provide a reasonable accommodation when a worker never explicitly requested such an accommodation. California employers are required to make reasonable accommodations for workers with a known physical or mental disability. When the disability, resulting limitations and appropriate accommodations are not obvious and apparent to the employer, the worker carries the burden to specifically identify the disability and resulting limitations, a...