The ADA Audio Conference Series is a collaborative project of the ADA and IT Technical Assistance Centers. The sessions provide continuous education on regulations and trends under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Each sessions is scheduled from 1:00 to 2:30 pm Central Time (90 minutes). A written transcript and digital recording of each session is archived on the Great Lakes ADA Center web site.
Participation in the program is available in three formats: Teleconference, real-time captioning and a NEW Service: Real-time Streaming Audio via the Internet. Real-time streaming audio allows you to hear the session using Windows Media Player with a web interface to allow participation during the question and answer portion of the session.
This year the program offers series in an effort to provide participants with a concentration in one or more special topic areas. They include Employment and the ADA (4) and Issues Associated with the Built Environment (2).
There are many topics which are of interest to employers but the current trends in the courts and issues which have been raised through technical assistance calls indicate that "Leave as an accommodation" and "Pre-Employment Testing" are of particular interest to many. Recently courts are beginning to address this issue and employers are beginning to re-examine their testing practices.
Join us for this session as we explore the issues around pre-employment testing and exactly what constitutes a permissible "test" and what the "gray" areas of testing are under the ADA. In addition, this session will explore "leave as an accommodation" and clarify how "leave" applies under the ADA for qualified employees. The interplay between FMLA and the ADA will be discussed.
CEU Credits: CRC, SHRM