Drug and Alcohol Treatment or Rehabilitation Accommodation Policy
(with Acknowledgment) (CA)

Summary

This template is a drug and alcohol treatment or rehabilitation accommodation policy that governs reasonable accommodations by California employers for employees who voluntarily enter a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program. This template includes practical guidance, drafting notes, and an alternate clause. Employers may include this policy in an employee handbook or distribute it as a standalone policy. It is intended for private employers. The template's language has been customized to comply with California and federal law. For a non-jurisdictional employee handbook, see Employee Handbook. For an employee handbook supplement for California employers containing customized workplace policies based on California state and local laws, see Employee Handbook Supplement (CA). For information on reasonable accommodations, see Americans with Disabilities Act: Guidance for Employers, Accommodating a Disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act Checklist, California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), 2 California Employment Law § 41.51, 1 California Leave Law: A Practical Guide for Employers § 2.06, and 1 Labor & Employment in California § 4-3. For a California disability accommodations policy, see Disability Accommodations Policy (with Acknowledgment) (CA). For additional templates related to the reasonable accommodation of disabilities, see Disability and Reasonable Accommodation Policy, Disability Accommodation Request (ADA), and Disability Accommodation Request Resolution (ADA). For tracking of newly enacted discrimination laws in California and other key federal, state, and local Labor & Employment legal developments, see Labor & Employment Key Legal Developments Tracker (Current).