interactive process

Shirvanyan v. Los Angeles Community College Dist. (2020) 59 Cal.App.5th 82

GMSR wins reversal for client community college of adverse $3.4 million FEHA judgment

GMSR wins reversal for client community college of adverse $3.4 million FEHA judgment

A jury awarded plaintiff, a kitchen worker at a community college, $3.4 million, including $2.775 million in noneconomic damages and over $500,000 in attorneys’ fees, for the failure to accommodate and to engage in the interactive process relating to two physical conditions: carpal tunnel syndrome

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