Fired Employee Restricted to Workers’ Comp Sanctions

BURBANK - Disabled employees who want their jobs back may appeal under California law (the Fair Employment and Housing Act, or FEHA) or federal law (the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA). The results may differ, as the court cases that follow illustrate.To resolve differences between appeal courts, the California Supreme Court will consider whether the FEHA repeals the exclusivity of Labor Code Sec. 132a when an injured employee loses her job.The most recent case is Andreacchi v. Price