ADA vs. Safety: Don't Let Safety Policy Undermine Disability Accommodations
ADA vs. Safety Webinar Recording
You spend a lot of time making sure your workers do their jobs safely, and you take pride in your proactive initiatives. Unfortunately, these are the very things that could land you on the losing side of an ADA lawsuit.
Let's say you fire a worker who has consistently failed to operate his forklift in a safe manner, despite repeated warnings and training. What you don't know is that a protected medical condition is behind his poor performance -- which means you had a duty to work towards a reasonable accommodation instead of showing him the door. The mistake is understandable, but it's one that can cost your organization dearly.
Participate in this interactive webinar, and you'll learn:
- How recent changes to the ADA have increased your accommodation obligations
- What to do when you suspect a protected health condition is behind a worker's poor safety performance
- How the ADA can affect your return-to-work and modified duty policies and procedures
- When it's a good idea to call in outside counsel rather than trying to handle a potentially explosive situation on your own
- How to handle the tricky issue of employee drug and alcohol use in an ADA-compliant manner
- And much more...
This webinar was recorded on Friday, November 18, 2011
ADA vs. Safety: Don't Let Safety Policy Undermine Disability Accommodations
About Your Speaker:
Attorney Edwin Foulke of Fisher & Phillips, LLP has worked in the labor and employment area for over 30 years, specializing in occupational safety and health issues. He served as Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA from 2006 to 2008 and as Chairman of the OSHA Review Commission from 1990 to 1995. In 2010, and again in 2011, he was named as one of the “50 Most Influential EHS Leaders” by "EHS Today" magazine, and in 2008, he was named as one of the “50 Most Influential EHS Leaders” in the United States by "Occupational Hazards" magazine. Mr. Foulke is recognized as one of the nation’s leading authorities on occupational safety and health issues and one of the top speakers and writers in this area.
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