The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 have transformed the workplace, requiring employees to handle confidential medical information, engage employees in discussions of a sensitive medical nature, and to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities. Moreover, the NJ Law Against Discrimination (LAD) affords stricter protection to persons with disabilities, so that even employees with short-term medical conditions may fall under the law’s protection. We will review current case law and agency rules to help identify legal risks and develop best practices as you navigate this ever-expanding area of the law.
Key Topics
• Defining Disability Under Various Statutes
• Assessing Essential Functions
• Providing Reasonable Accommodations
• When and How to Make Disability-Related Inquiries or Require Medical Exams
• Leave as an Accommodation
• Evaluating Health and Safety Issues
• Addressing Drug and Alcohol Problems
• Addressing Psychiatric Disabilities
• Understanding the Interaction between the ADA and GINA
DATE IN CASE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER: February 25, 2019
Speaker:
Andrée Laney, Esq.
Location Information:
EANJ Training Room
30 West Mt. Pleasant Avenue
Livingston, NJ 07039
Parking is available on a first-come first-serve basis. We request that you only park against the rear-wall of the parking lot and not in the spaces directly in front of the building as those are reserved for tenants. Street parking is also available but please be mindful of the signs.
Registration Fees:
$85 per person (EANJ Member)
$105 per person (Non-Member)
Substitutions are permitted, however in order to meet program commitments, cancellations made less than two (2) full working days before the program date or "no-shows", must be charged the full registration fee. Cancellations should be submitted, in writing, to eanj@eanj.org.
Approved for HRCI & SHRM-CP/SCP
