Chapter 3 – Personnel, Training, and Employee Relations

31040.4.2 Purpose

• CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is committed to complying with State and federal laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADAAmericans with Disabilities Act), Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), and Uniformed Services Employment and Re-Employment Rights Act (USERRA), by making a good faith effort to:

  • Engage in a timely, ongoing, interactive process with employees and applicants when there is knowledge of a physical or mental disability, or medical condition that limits their ability to perform the essential functions of their positions, or complete the application process.

  • Provide a reasonable accommodation to all qualified employees or applicants who need such an accommodation, unless to do so would present an undue hardship on CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

• CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s goals are to:

  • Keep employees productive in the work environment by eliminating barriers to employment for qualified individuals with disabilities, without waiving the essential function(s) of the position(s).

  • Retain valued, experienced, and qualified employees.