Raine v. City of Burbank

Opinion

PERLUSS, P. J.

Does an employer who reassigns an employee to a temporary light-duty position to accommodate the employee’s injury have an affirmative obligation under the Fair Employment and Housing Act, Government Code section 12900 et seq. (FEHA), to make that temporary light-duty assignment available indefinitely once the employee’s temporary disability becomes permanent? In addressing a similar question under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.; ADA), the federal circuit courts of appeals have uniformly held the duty to provide reasonable…