The Employee Accommodation Conundrum: How to Navigate It and Determine When Enough Is Enough
Accommodating extended leave requests and implementing disability accommodations can be burdensome. However, the law does have its limits. This session will discuss the various disability-related laws and regulations as well as provide guidance on when you have satisfied your duties. You will learn:
· The most common problems both employers and managers face.
· How to effectively navigate the interactive process.
· How to determine when an employee's leave becomes an undue hardship.
· When you may safely end the interactive process or consider terminating disabled employees.
Shayna Helene Balch
Shayna Balch is a partner in both the Phoenix and Los Angeles offices. She represents employers in employment and labor litigation matters before federal and state courts as well as before administrative agencies. She handles matters across all facets of labor and employment law including employment discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, restrictive covenants, preventive counseling, employee training, personnel policies, and employment agreements. Shayna has represented clients before trial and appellate courts, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Arizona Civil Rights Division, and United States Department of Justice Office of Special Counsel (OSC).
Pavneet Singh Uppal
Pavneet Singh Uppal is a partner in the Firm’s Phoenix office and has litigated in state and federal courts in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Illinois. He regularly represents national, regional, and local clients in a variety of complex civil litigation matters. As lead trial counsel, Pavneet has litigated employment cases, including class actions, in federal and state trial and appellate courts, at arbitration and before administrative agencies. He focuses his practice on labor and employment disputes with an emphasis on unfair competition, trade secrets, wrongful discharge and equal employment opportunity litigation and arbitration.