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Role of Supervisor - An Overview
A supervisor’s main role in managing the disability process is to:
- Be knowledgeable of disability laws and regulations and act in accordance with UC/UCI policies and procedures when handling disability leaves, Family and Medical Leaves (FML), reasonable accommodation requests, etc.
- Ensure that employees (and applicants) with disabilities are not subjected to discriminatory or retaliatory treatment because of the following:
- Their disability
- Requests for reasonable accommodation
- For engaging in any other conduct protected by the disability laws, such as filing a complaint about disability discrimination
- Ensure employees have equal access to the benefits and privileges of employment.