Event Details

November 5, 2019 EVENT

Payden Eckleberry, Co-Program Chair – payden.eckleberry@bankwithunited.com
Jennifer Henderson, Co-Program Chair – jennifer.henderson1@wvumedicine.org

Objective:

Using JAN as Part of Your Accommodation Toolbox Objective:

This session will provide an overview of the Job Accommodation Network (JAN), which is the leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues; provide technical assistance regarding Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); and explore real-life workplace accommodation situations and solutions based around a variety of medical conditions and work environments.

Attendees will learn best business practice when implementing reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities, utilize sample forms and templates JAN provides to help employers be compliant with the ADA, and engage in an interactive discussion of current workplace issues.  

First Key Learning Objective: Identify the six steps in JAN’s sample interactive process as they apply under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). 

Second Key Learning Objective: Apply information from JAN’s technical assistance to three sample accommodation request situations.

Third Key Learning Objective:  Recognize the five practical tips for providing and maintaining effective job accommodations. 

HR Legal ADA Update Objective

Julie will be presenting and informing the audience of best practices on handling accommodation requests.  She will also give an overview of recent ADA trends and cases.

 
Speakers:

Lisa Mathess, JAN Representative

Julie Moore, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

This program is approved for 2.0 credit hours of general recertification credits from HRCI and SHRM.

Time:     

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM~ Presentation/Discussion & Snacks

Where:   

Holiday Inn Express

605 Venture Dr, Morgantown, WV 26508

 Cost:                          

       $20.00 – Members of Tri-State SHRM (Unemployed Members may attend for FREE)

        $20.00 – Members of Fayette County Chamber of Commerce OR WHRA OR PHRA

        $30.00 – Non-members of Tri-State SHRM

        $5.00 – Students

**Not a member?  Attend one FREE workshop prior to becoming a member and learn what Tri-State SHRM has to offer! **

**New members also attend their first workshop for FREE!**

**Attention!** New Referral Program: If you successfully refer a new member and they join our TSS chapter, you will receive your next workshop for free! Contact Angel Greathouse, Membership & Retention Chair, for more information regarding our referral program angel.greathouse@wvumedicine.org.  

Register:  By Friday, November 1^st  at 5:00pm to Payden Eckleberry at payden.eckleberry@bankwithunited.com.

You can also register through PayPal.  Go to our website at http://tss.shrm.org/home and click on See All Upcoming Events.  You will then select Workshop Payment on the left side of the page.

**Please notify the Co-Program Chairs of any accommodations needed related to the Americans with Disabilities Act.**

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