ADA ACCOMMODATION COMPLIANCE: The Interactive Process

Duration:
90 Minutes  
Instructor
Steven G. Meilleur

Understanding what you may and may not do and request during the "interactive process" and your confidentiality obligations is tricky.

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Overview

Understanding what you may and may not do and request during the "interactive process" and your confidentiality obligations is tricky.

Understanding the many types of "reasonable accommodations" that an employee may request and how to properly respond to ensure legal compliance with the ADA is essential to avoid potential legal liability. 

Also, properly documenting your having engaged in the "interactive process" and understanding how to obtain the proper medical documentation to substantiate the need for the "reasonable accommodation" is a must. 

Why you should Attend

Understanding HR's obligations to engage in the "interactive process" when an employee requests a "reasonable accommodation under the ADA is perhaps one of the most difficult obligations you may have. The EEOC has provided guidance to help employers understand "how to approach requests for leave as a reasonable accommodation so that employees can manage their health and employers can meet their business needs."

Areas Covered in the Session

  • Whether a reasonable accommodation includes providing a leave of absence under the ADA
  • Understand the steps to follow when engaging in the interactive process
  • The definition of undue hardship under the ADA
  • Using the Job Accommodation Network as your key resource
  • Documenting requests for reasonable accommodations
  • Communicating effectively with employees as a part of the interactive process

Who Will Benefit

  • HR Professionals
  • Managers
  • Supervisors
  • Business Owners

Speaker Profile

Steven G. Meilleur Ph.D., SHRM-SCP, SPHR is President/CEO of PRAXIS Management Solutions, LLC, a training and consulting cooperative with a team of expert, and experienced associates specializing in all aspects of human resource management, organizational management, research and assessment, risk management, strategic and operational planning, organizational development, and nonprofit management & board governance, in the public, private for-profit, and private non-profit sectors.

He also serves as Sr. Vice-President of Risk Services - HR & Employment, for Poms & Associates, leading a team providing consulting and other support services to clients nationwide in human resources and employment matters. Dr. Meilleur is also a faculty member with the UNM graduate School of Public Administration, teaching in the areas of human resource management, leadership, organizational behavior, strategy and change, and NPO management.

With more than 50 years of experience as a working professional in human resources in the public, private for-profit, and private non-profit sectors, having served in executive and other management positions.

Dr. Meilleur received his BA in English Literature and Education at Bucknell University, and his Executive MBA & Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico. He earned both the SPHR and SHRM-SCP professional certifications from the Society for Human Resource Management.
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