3271 In an action under FEHA based on the allegation that an employer failed to provide reasonable accommodation for an employee's physical disability, once the employee pleads a request for accommodation, the burden is on the employer to show that the requested accommodation was unreasonable; the reasonableness of the employee's request cannot be determined on demurrer; federal decisions construing the ADA are not persuasive.CitationBAGATTI v DEP'T OF REHAB (Reasonable Accommodation) 97 CA4 345 [See: GovC 12940 etseq; LabC 3600 etseq; Cassista v Community 5 C4 1050, T/AT 11/93 0343; Brundage v Hahn 57 CA4 228, T/AT 9/97; City of Moorpark v Superior Court 18 C4 1143, T/AT 10/98 2091]
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