Engaging in the Interactive Process under the ADA: Practical Steps & Best Practices
Duration : 90 Minutes
Susan Fahey Desmond,
Susan Fahey Desmond is a principal with Jackson Lewis P.C. which has offices across the United States. Ms. Desmond has been representing management in all areas of labor and employment law for over 30 years. A noted author and speaker, Ms. Desmond is listed in Best Lawyers in America for labor and employment law a Read more
Under the ADA, employers are required to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities as long as doing so does not pose an “undue burden” on the employer. As employers reopen the workplace, they should plan to engage in the interactive process for accommodations related to COVID-19.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - EEOC released its latest regulations regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act, the agency made it clear that employers should be less concerned with determining which employee impairments qualify as a disability and, instead, focus their efforts on trying to provide reasonable accommodations so that employees can continue performing their essential job functions. As it stands now, compliance with the ADA depends on providing those reasonable accommodations, and to do that, employers must first engage in the interactive process.
Course Objectives:
Join this session by expert speaker Susan Fahey Desmond, where she will discuss employers' obligations under the ADA, the components of the interactive process, employer's defenses, and best practices for handling applicants' and employees' accommodation requests.
Why Should You Attend:
In this webinar, we will discuss best practices for engaging employees in the ADA's interactive process. As most employers know, employers should be less concerned with determining if an employee's impairment is a disability and, instead focus efforts on determining whether a reasonable accommodation may be made so that the employee can perform their essential job functions. To make that determination, employers must engage in a robust "interactive process".
Course Outline:
• What is the Interactive Process?
• Purpose of the interactive process
• An employer’s ADA obligations to accommodate employees
• The types of potential accommodations to consider
• Four steps to a successful interactive process
• Employer and employee obligations during the interactive process.
• limitations on an employer’s obligation to accommodate
• What to do when the interactive process breaks down
• Best employer practices for handling accommodation issues under the ADA
What You Get:
• Training Materials
• Live Q&A Session with our Expert
• Participation Certificate
• Access to Signup Community (Optional)
• Reward Points
Who Will Benefit:
• Human Resource Managers / Administration
• Risk Managers
• Benefit Specialists
• Supervisors
• Business Owners
• General Managers
• Controllers/ CFOs / Financial Managers
• Company owners
• Presidents and CEO's
• Human Resource Directors
• Mangers
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