On March 29, 2017, I will be speak­ing and pre­sent­ing an arti­cle on “The Per­ilous Inter­sec­tion of FMLA and ADA,” at a sem­i­nar host­ed by Ster­ling Edu­ca­tion Ser­vices. The Sem­i­nar, “Employ­ment Law: Rights, Ben­e­fits, and Emerg­ing Issues,” will take place in Mor­gan­town, West Vir­ginia. If you would like to attend the sem­i­nar click here for more infor­ma­tion and a reg­is­tra­tion form.

Here is the agen­da for my speech and article:

1. FMLA updates
2. ADA updates and EEOC guidelines 
   1. Expan­sion of what can be con­sid­ered a “dis­abil­i­ty”
   2. What con­sti­tutes “rea­son­able accom­mo­da­tion” accord­ing to the EEOC
   3. Dis­crim­i­na­tion and violations
   4. Review and update writ­ten poli­cies and job descriptions
3. Over­lap of FMLA and ADA: find­ing the right balance