California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Garcia-Laverentz v. Sedgwick Claims Mgmt. Servs., Inc., B267176 (Cal. App. 2017):
"Generally, ' "[t]he employee bears the burden of giving the employer notice of the disability. [Citation.] This notice then triggers the employer's burden to take 'positive steps' to accommodate the employee's limitations. . . . [] . . . The employee, of course, retains a duty to cooperate with the employer's efforts by explaining [his or] her disability and qualifications. [Citation.] Reasonable accommodation thus envisions an exchange between the employer and employee where each seeks and shares information to achieve the best match between the employer's capabilities and available positions." ' " (Raine v. City of Burbank (2006) 135 Cal.App.4th 1215, 1222.) "Although the question of reasonable accommodation is ordinarily a question of fact [citation], when the undisputed evidence leads to only one conclusion as to the reasonableness of the accommodation sought, summary judgment is proper." (Id. at p. 1227, fn. 11.)
The trial court concluded plaintiff failed to raise a triable issue of fact over the reasonableness of two accommodations
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