Disabilities

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May 12, 2005

The Compliance Challenges of Managing Employee Disability Under the ADA

Agenda Summary: This HR audioconference covered such key points as: the definition of such terms as disability, impairment, regarded as disabled, substantially limiting condition, major life activity, and record of impairment; practical guidance on how to determine whether an employee has an ADA-protected disability; procedures for conducting an interactive process to identify reasonable accommodations; prevention of harassment of employees with disabilities; education of employees about damaging myths, fears, or stereotypes about persons with disabilities; and crafting defensible policies for evaluating ADA claims and avoiding discrimination lawsuits. The featured speaker was John J. (Lou) Michels, partner, Labor & Employment, McGuireWoods LLP, Chicago.

CD or tape still available for price of conference ($149.00, BNA subscribers; $224.00, nonsubscribers).