Concerning Employees 2020 - Legal Issues Concerning Employees with Psychiatric Illness

The principles prohibiting discrimination in the workplace under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws originated with both physical and psychiatric disabilities in mind; however, employers tend to focus more on the physical disabilities.
How often have we thought of a mass shooting at a workplace, or other work-related catastrophes thinking we knew or should have seen it coming? Of course that's easier said than done.
• Mental illness in the workplace: trends and statistics
• Applicable Laws (ADA, rehabilitation act, executive orders, among others)
• Potential Legal Issues: Discrimination, Disparate Treatment, Disparate Impact
• Americans with Disabilities Act (Definition of Disability, Reasonable Accommodation, Undue Hardship, Direct Threat)
Speaker:
Janette has also spoken and trained on topics, such as Criminal Background Checks in the Hiring Process, Joint Employment, Severance Arrangements, Pre-Employment Screening among many, many others.