Disability Issues and Reasonable Accommodation Requests for California Employers

Why Should You Attend:

In 2009, the Center for Personal Assistance Services conducted research in which it determined that in California alone, 71.3% of working-age adults without disabilities are employed, compared to 32.3% of working-age adults with disabilities, 16.6% of working-age adults with daily activity limitations, and 14.6% of working-age adults with self-care limitations.

Hiring and accommodating disabled workers can offer a number of important economic, legal, public relations and productivity advantages for a business while helping to limit potential liability due to non-compliance.

Employers who don’t overlook disabled candidates and employees also have a larger talent pool from which to recruit for specialized positions and promotions.

Wading through the landmine of issues surrounding accommodating and engaging disabled employees can seem daunting for most California employers. After all, in the last ten years, it has been the most heavily litigated area of HR law. This course will assist participants in successfully navigating through the most difficult issues.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Defining disability
• The bundle of rights afforded disabled employees and persons who "associate" with them
• What is a reasonable accommodation?
• What are "essential functions" of a job and how they impact the obligation to accommodate
• What you can and cannot ask a disabled employee
• The steps for effectively responding to a request for an accommodation
• Best practices for engaging in the "interactive process"
• What is "undue hardship"?
• Avoiding litigation landmines

Who Will Benefit:

• Supervisors
• Human resources staff and executives
• Payroll staff and executives
• General counsel
• All California employers

Jacquiline M Wagner Esq.
President, JMW Seminars

Jacquiline uniquely understands the needs of business owners and employers when it comes to educating employees. For almost twenty years, Jacquiline has enjoyed the honor of training hundreds of employees and supervisors in an assortment of industries concerning all aspects of Employment Law.

Stemming from that experience, she has designed a wide array of engaging Human Resources, Employment Law, motivational, business acumen, professional development, continuing education and leadership courses and presentations!

In addition to spearheading Wagner HR, Jacquiline is a principal Human Resourses and continuing education trainer on behalf of the Office of General Counsel for the Los Angeles Unified School District, where she serves as Assistant General Counsel. (LAUSD does not sponsor, endorse or assume liability for Wagner HR. No public funds, materials, resources, supplies or equipment are used for or by Wagner HR.

Topic Background:

The Houston Chronicle reports that from a public relations standpoint, hiring and accommodating disabled workers can create a more positive image for your business. By establishing a reputation as a company that offers a more diverse workforce, you may be more attractive to prospective employees, customers and business associates. You would also be limiting liability by complying with the various federal and state laws pertaining to disability in employment.

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