Calif. 2nd: Lockheed Had Duty Under FEHA

The Second Appellate District of the California Court of Appeals ruled that rescission of a job offer on medical conditions to an injured worker previously laid off as part of a workforce reduction program may violate the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and the employer must engage in an informal interactive process aimed at effecting a reasonable accommodation, and provide a necessary and reasonable accommodation to an applicant or an employee whom it regards as physically disabled. In Gelfo v. Lockheed Martin Corp., B178676 (Cal.App. Dist.2 06/02/2006), Gelfo began working for L...