There is only one type of assistance animal which an employer must accommodate in the workplace: Service animals.
Emotional support animals or therapy animals are usually not accommodated unless the employer voluntarily chooses to allow these two categories of assistance animals.
When it comes to an employer’s obligations, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that employers make reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities, unless it results in undue hardship.
Service Animal requests are usually accommodated by employers unless the employer can show a reason why it creates a danger to others or undue hardship. For example, a Service Animal can likely be denied access to food-prep areas or locations with dangerous machinery.
Are you an owner of an assistance animal?
The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.
Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.
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