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Archived Webcast (On Demand Course): The Undue Hardship of Disability Accommodation: Guidelines for Handling Accommodations
WEBCAST

This course is designed for supervisors, managers and human resource personnel.

Employers must provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment, unless to do so would cause undue hardship to the employer. Identifying a reasonable accommodation requires a particularized inquiry into the exact nature of the individual's disability and the details of the job in question. There are no "cookie cutter" tests to determine a reasonable accommodation for all employees; it is determined on a case by case basis and involves input from the employee, medical professionals and managers. This course will provide a step-by-step process for evaluating accommodation requests by employees, determining what accommodations are reasonable and what would cause hardship to the employer.

Topics that will be covered include:

Overview of state and federal disability laws, including 2009 amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act
Employee requests for reasonable accomodations
Documentation validating need for accommodation
Types of reasonable accommodation
Examples of undue hardship
Management of employees who receive accommodation

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

Engage in the interactive process with employees requesting accommodation
Properly document interactive process
Prepare appropriate communciations to employee and employee's health care providers regarding accomodation
Understand the difference btween accommodation and light duty jobs pursuant to workplace injury
Comply with privacy rights of employees related to disability accommodation
Evaluate when an accommodation will cause an undue hardship

TO REGISTER FOR THIS WEBCAST:

Go to: https://university.learnlive.com/we.

Complete the "Student Login" if you have attended previous Webcasts.

If you have not attended previous Webcasts, click on the "New Student Registration" button and complete all required fields, including company passcode, 57642. When finished click "submit."

Click on "Catalog", found in the orange bar near the top of the page.

Scroll down to find the "On Demand Courses" section. Locate the appropriate Archived Webcast and click "enroll."

Facilitator: Washington Employers Staff Attorney

CPE Credits: 0

Course Number: 680
Cost: $75.00 per participant

Sessions & Registration

Webcast Registration 11/24/09-11/24/10 11:00 AM-12:00 PM Webcast, WA

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