California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Prilliman v. United Air Lines, Inc., 53 Cal.App.4th 935, 62 Cal.Rptr.2d 142 (Cal. App. 1997):
Employers must make reasonable accommodations to the disability of an individual unless the employer can demonstrate that doing so would impose an "undue hardship." (Cal.Code Regs., tit. 2, 7293.9; Sargent v. Litton Systems, Inc. (N.D.Cal.1994) 841 F.Supp. 956, 960.) "Reasonable accommodation may, but does not necessarily, include, nor is it limited to, such measures as: [p] (1) Accessibility. Making existing facilities used by employees readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities; [p] (2) Job Restructuring. Job restructuring, reassignment to a vacant position, part-time or modified work schedules, acquisition or modification of equipment or devices, adjustment or
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