Employees

Objective and Background Information

To comply with applicable laws ensuring equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with disabilities, the college will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual who is an applicant or an employee, unless undue hardship for the college would result. Any applicant or employee who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of their job should contact hr@cca.edu and request such an accommodation. The college will conduct an investigation to identify the barriers that make it difficult for the applicant or employee to have an equal opportunity to perform their job and then identify what possible accommodation, if any, would help to eliminate the barriers. If the accommodation is reasonable and will not impose an undue hardship, the college will make the accommodation. The college may also propose alternative accommodation(s).

To request an accommodation to perform the essential functions of an employee’s job, the employee must notify hr@cca.edu. An employee requesting an accommodation should include in the request their suggestion for an accommodation.

Reasonable accommodations may include modification of a workstation, change in job duties or schedule, reassignment to another position, or time off (with or without pay), provided that such exceptions do not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others in the workplace or to the requesting employee.

Once CCA is aware of the need for an accommodation, it will engage with the employee in an interactive process to identify possible accommodations.

Employees are encouraged to use this procedure without fear of retaliation. Employees who believe that they have been treated in a manner not in accordance with this policy should notify hr@cca.edu.