Post Pandemic Accommodations of Disability in California

HR Reimagined: SHRM Northern California Annual Conference 2023

Managing employee workplace accommodations and leaves of absence can be a daunting task. These challenges are compounded in a post-covid environment. With the complexity of remote work, the continued conflict between companies and employees on returning to the office and an overall labor shortage, addressing leave of absences and requests for accommodations have become more frequent and more complex.

Join Fisher Phillips Attorney Jason Geller, as he highlights the do's and don'ts when setting leave of absence policies and provides detailed and actionable guidance on how to maximize the success of the reasonable accommodation process and minimize the inevitable risk of litigation. 

Date(s) & Time(s): 
Monday, October 2, 2023 - 2:15pm to 3:15pm
Presenter: 

Jason Geller

Jason
Geller, Esq.

Jason Geller is managing partner of Fisher Phillips San Francisco office. Jason represents employers in all facets of employment law matters. He has considerable experience defending employers in litigation involving claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act and California Family Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and California wage and hour laws. Jason has also defended employers against whistleblowing and retaliation claims, including claims under the California Whistleblower Act, the False Claims Act and various provisions of the California Labor Code.

Nathan Low

Nathan
Low

Nathan Low is a partner in the firm's San Francisco office. He represents employers in all areas oflabor and employment law. His practice focuses on defending employers in wage and hour classand collective actions, PAGA claims, single-plaintiff claims, and retaliation and wrongful terminationclaims. While in law school, Nathan was a judicial extern for the Honorable David O. Carter of the UnitedStates District Court, Central District of California and the Honorable Gregory Keosian of theCalifornia Superior Court. Nathan was an officer and member of UCLA’s Moot Court HonorsProgram and competed throughout the country. He was also an editor for the Los Angeles PublicInterest Law Journal.

Location: 
Russian River Valley Ballroom
Session Type: 
Concurrent Session
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