An Administrator's Guide to California Private School Law

6. Felonious Act ............................................................................................................................325 7. Off-Duty Recreational And Athletic Injuries ............................................................................325 8. Personnel Management/Risk Management Suggestion.............................................................327 9. Personal Comfort And Convenience .........................................................................................327 10. Bunkhouse Rule ........................................................................................................................328 D. Categories Of Injuries ..........................................................................................................................328 1. Specific......................................................................................................................................328 2. Cumulative ................................................................................................................................328 E. Types Of Injuries..................................................................................................................................328 1. Occupational Disease ................................................................................................................328 2. Communicable Disease .............................................................................................................329 3. Idiopathic Seizure......................................................................................................................329 4. Mental Or Emotional Stress ......................................................................................................329 5. Heart Disease.............................................................................................................................330 6. Cancer........................................................................................................................................330 7. Special Exposure .......................................................................................................................330 8. Secondary Injuries .....................................................................................................................330 C HAPTER 9 – I NTERACTIVE P ROCESS : E MPLOYEES AND S TUDENTS .......................................................... 330 Section 1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................................330 Section 2 Disabled Employees: The Interactive Process And Determining Reasonable Acccommodations.......331 A. When Is An Employee A Qualified Individual With A Disability Under The ADA And FEHA? ......331 1. Qualified Individual...................................................................................................................331 2. Essential Functions Of The Position .........................................................................................332 3. Case Examples That Analyze Essential Functions And Reasonable Accommodations In The Workplace ..........................................................................................................................333 B. Employee Fitness For Duty Exams ......................................................................................................335 1. When Is A Fitness For Duty Examination Allowed? ................................................................335 2. What Information Is An Employer Entitled To Receive Following A Fitness For Duty Examination?.............................................................................................................................336 C. Reasonable Accommodation Of An Employee....................................................................................338 1. Reasonable Accommodation Applies Only To Known Disabilities..........................................338 2. Documentation Of A Disability.................................................................................................339 3. Standards For A Reasonable Accommodation ..........................................................................340 4. What Types Of Accommodations Are Reasonable? .................................................................341 D. The Employee Interactive Process .......................................................................................................349 1. The Steps Of The Interactive Process........................................................................................350 2. EEOC And FEHA Interactive Process Guidelines ....................................................................351 3. Documentation And Follow up .................................................................................................352 4. Situations Where The Interactive Process Does Not Yield Reasonable Accommodation.........352 E. Collective Bargaining And The FEHA/ADA.......................................................................................353 F. Workers’ Compensation Claims And The FEHA/ADA Interactive Process .......................................354 G. Defenses Of Business Necessity And Undue Hardship .......................................................................354 1. Direct Threat To Health And Safety – ADA/FEHA..................................................................354 2. How To Determine If There Is A Threat ...................................................................................355 3. Rely On Objective Facts............................................................................................................355 4. Health And Safety Issues Under FEHA ....................................................................................355 5. Undue Hardship Defense – ADA/FEHA...................................................................................356 Section 3 Disabled Students: Interactive Process And Determining Reasonable Accommodations ...................358 A. Applicable Statutes...............................................................................................................................358 1. Title III Of The ADA ................................................................................................................358 2. California Education Code, Section 48203 ...............................................................................358 3. Section 504 Of The Rehabilitation Act And The IDEA Apply Only To Private Schools That Receive Federal Funding...................................................................................................359 B. Title III Of The ADA ...........................................................................................................................359

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