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Shirvanyan v. Los Angeles Community. College District, No. B296593, 2020 WL 7706321 (Cal. Ct. App. Nov. 30, 2020)
Summary:
The availability of a reasonable accommodation is an element of a claim under the Fair Employment and Housing Act for failure to engage in the interactive process.
The Workers’ Compensation Act does not bar emotional distress damages where those damages arise from an employer’s failure to provide reasonable accommodations or engage in an interactive process, rather than because of a physical injury suffered at work.
Facts: Plaintiff Anahit Shirvanyan, an assistant kitchen worker for Defendant Los Angeles Community College District, was diagnosed with nerve damage and carpal tunnel in her wrist in 2014. She notified her supervisors of her carpal tunnel and wrist pain and often sought help from coworkers performing her kitchen tasks. Her supervisors never altered Plaintiff’s job duties or ga