Accommodations in the Workplace: Disability, Religion, and Pregnancy
Who Should Attend
Staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions operational managers, risk managers, legal and compliance professionals, branch managers, and recruiting professionals
Highlights
It is more important than ever to be aware of the myriad legal obligations that affect staffing firms regarding workplace accommodation requests. The significant changes to accommodation-related laws make issue spotting, compliance, and risk mitigation critical.
Learn how the Pregnant Worker Fairness Act, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s recently issued regulations, the recent standard set by the U.S. Supreme Court to evaluate religious accommodation requests, litigation outcomes, and EEOC guidance and trends affect reasonable accommodations in the workplace.
During this webinar, attendees will learn
- What employers’ legal obligations are as they relate to reasonable accommodations in the workplace, under various laws that apply to religion, disabilities, and pregnancy, at all stages of the employment relationship
- Best practices to mitigate risk associated with noncompliance with reasonable accommodation laws
Presenters
Lia Elliott
co-managing partner, Staffing GC
Elliott is a partner with Staffing GC, a law firm exclusively serving staffing firms, and is responsible for delivering practical solutions to staffing firm clients to help move their businesses forward while reducing risk. A longtime member and supporter of ASA, Elliott is a frequent speaker at ASA events addressing a wide variety of legal topics uniquely applicable to the staffing industry. Prior to joining forces with her business partner, Joanna Monroe, to launch Staffing GC in 2021, Elliott served as general counsel for one of the largest light industrial staffing and workforce solutions firms in the U.S.
This webinar qualifies for 1.0 hour of CE toward maintaining your ASA credential.
