Chapter 3 – Personnel, Training, and Employee Relations

31040.4.4.2 Supervisor/Manager

• Supervisors and managers shall attend training on Equal Employment Opportunity covering State and federal laws which protect disabled employees from discrimination, and which require a RA be provided when an employee with a disability needs assistance in performing the essential functions of his or her job. (Refer to Chapter 3, Article 1, Section 31010.6.) Supervisors and managers shall inform employees of the return-to-work policy and refer requests for RAs, either written or verbal, to the RTWCReturn To Work Coordinator upon receipt of the request from an employee.

• In addition, supervisors and managers shall refer employees to the RTWCReturn To Work Coordinator when the supervisor or manager becomes aware that the employee may need a RA to perform the essential functions of his or her position (e.g. through observation, a third party, or the employee’s request for leave due to a serious health condition under the FMLA or CFRA, or due to a work-related injury under the Workers’ Compensation Act [WCA]).

• Supervisors and managers shall work cooperatively with the RTWCReturn To Work Coordinator to identify the essential functions of a position, and to discuss RA options. Supervisors and managers shall not waive (formally or informally) the essential functions of a position to accommodate a disabled employee.