From the Blog: The Interactive Process Dance, Parts One and Two: What Happens When the Music Stops?

California employers are not only required to refrain from discriminating against employees on the basis of disability, but they also have an obligation to provide “reasonable accommodations” for employees with disabilities. The duty to accommodate employees has become confusing for employers and employees alike. In litigation, the issue of the interactive process has become one of the most important aspects for litigants, counsel, and judges. Our two-part blog series on this topic explores what happens when, for whatever reason, the interactive process comes to an end. For a detailed discussion of this development, see parts one and two of our blog series.