Disability Interactive Process Description
This workshop will cover the full range of issues and obligations employers face when trying to reasonably accommodate employees with disabilities. Topics include: what qualifies as a disability, what medical information may be acquired by employers, what is/is not a reasonable accommodation, what is required by the interactive process, how to coordinate the interactive process with the FMLA/CFRA and Workers' Compensation, and how disability retirement laws impact the interactive process. The workshop includes realistic examples of workplace situations and case studies to facilitate audience participation. In addition, an accompanying workbook complements the workshop presentation and provides materials for undertaking effective interactive process meetings.
Presenter
Che Johnson, an associate at Liebert Cassidy and Whitmore, represents clients in all aspects of labor relations and employment law including complex negotiations and collective bargaining issues, wage and hour disputes, employee discipline, claims of discrimination and harassment. He has specific expertise in represented clients in labor negotiations and litigation, including civil litigation trails and administrative hearings before State agencies such as the Public Employment Relations Board and the State Personnel Board. Prior to joining Liebert Cassidy and Whitmore, Che worked with a national full-service firm where he represented employers in employment litigation matters. Che has represented various State agencies and departments in labor and employment matters arising under the Ralph C. Dills Act.
Important reminder regarding ERMA trainings
It is our members’ responsibility to keep track of the employees who have attended ERMA trainings for compliance purposes. ERMA does not generate a sign-in sheet or keep a record of attendees. At the end of the training, all attendees will be given a certificate of completion indicating the date and title of the training and name of the trainer. For your own compliance purposes, we strongly recommend that you keep copies of the certificates for each employee who attended the training, along with a copy of the training materials. These are sometimes requested as part of discovery in employment lawsuits, or by various administrative agencies.
If you have questions regarding training document retention, please contact Kathy Maylin at
kmaylin@bickmore.net or
(916) 244-1181
. For questions regarding scheduling, please contact Ashley Chapman at
achapman@bickmore.net or
(916) 244-1174.