California Employment Law Resource Center
California Discrimination, Disability and Leave Guides
California employee guides about workplace discrimination, reasonable accommodation, the interactive process, mental-health disabilities, CFRA, FMLA, pregnancy and other protected leave.
Guide 17
California Workplace Discrimination and Protected Classes
The framework for asking whether an adverse decision was motivated by a protected characteristic rather than a lawful reason.
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Guide 18
California Disability Accommodation Rights
A practical California guide to employer knowledge, essential duties, accommodation, the interactive process, and adverse action.
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Guide 19
California Interactive Process and Medical Documentation
How California employees and employers are supposed to exchange information and search for workable accommodations.
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Guide 20
Mental Health Accommodation and Remote Work in California
A California FEHA guide to anxiety, depression, PTSD and other mental-health limitations affecting schedule, attendance, location, or workplace interaction.
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Guide 21
California CFRA and FMLA Medical Leave Rights
A California employee guide to eligibility, job protection, overlapping leave laws, and the disability-accommodation questions that may remain after leave.
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Guide 22
California Pregnancy Disability and Bonding Leave
California pregnancy protections can involve accommodation, Pregnancy Disability Leave, CFRA bonding leave, FMLA, and lactation rights – sometimes in sequence.
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Guide 23
California Protected Leave and Time-Off Rights
Paid sick leave, bereavement, reproductive loss, jury and witness service, military obligations, and leave/accommodations for survivors of violence.
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Guide 24
Medical Leave and Disability Severance Leverage
How accommodation, leave, timing, and documentation can change the value of a California separation negotiation.
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This material is for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship.