"IT ONLY HURTS WHEN I WORK...."Handling Disabilities Without Disabling Your Workplace

Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Time: 7:30 am - 9:00 am

Cost: No charge to attend, RSVP is required*

Location:
Best Western Posada Royale
1775 Madera Road
Simi Valley, CA 93065

Presenter: Karen L. Gabler

Registration Information

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How far must an employer go to accommodate an employee with a disability?

In today's stressful work environment, California employers find themselves faced with more employee illnesses, injuries and workplace stress claims. While most employers want to be sensitive to any employee in crisis, increasingly burdensome employment laws can hamper an employer's ability to maintain a productive workplace with absentee employees.

In this informative seminar, employment law attorney Karen L. Gabler will discuss the employer's obligations in handling employee disabilities. Topics will include the following:

Recognizing covered disabilities
Documentation of medical issues
Conducting the interactive discussion
The "interactive log"
Reasonable accommodation of disabled employees
What does "undue hardship" really mean?
Personal illness/injury vs. workplace illness/injury
Correspondence vs. forms
Counseling and discipline of disabled employees
Handling attendance issues in light of mandatory sick leave
Can you discipline an employee for excessive use of sick leave?
Can you ever terminate a disabled employee?
Can you ever replace a disabled employee?

*Attendance is limited to no more than three people per company.