Injured ALJ Failed to Make Case for Alleged Failure to Accommodate

An administrative law judge attempting to return to work after suffering a back injury failed to raise a triable issue as to the reasonableness of her employer's effort to accommodate her, since she admittedly could not work the schedule required for the hearing officer position she sought, a California appellate court ruled.   Case: Kleinman v. California State Personnel Board, No. B226239, 03/20/2012, unpublished.Facts: Susan Kleinman began working for the California State Personnel Board as an administrative law judge in 1994. On Aug. 16, 2007, while driving from a hearing at ...