The Interplay of Mental Health Disabilities and Workplace Accommodations

Program Chair:
Tanya N. Blocker Senior Counsel Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP

This program will discuss workplace accommodation laws through the lens of mental health disabilities. All too often, stigmas and stereotypes surrounding mental health disabilities interfere with an employee’s ability to access and, similarly, employer’s ability to extend workplace accommodations. This CLE will educate attendees about common mental health disabilities, explore how those disabilities manifest in the workplace, discuss the process for which employees can seek and receive reasonable accommodations, as well as offer best practices for employers in identifying, evaluating, and effectuating accommodation requests associated with mental health disabilities.

Live Program & Webcast: $49 for Members | $99 for Nonmembers
Members who are Recent Law Graduates, Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted for the first time in any state or country 2017-2019), In-House/Corporate Counsel, Judges , or attorneys that practice within the Government, Academic or Not-for-Profit sectors attend this program for free.

Loren Gesinsky Seyfarth Shaw LLP	Dr. Dawn M.Hughes, Ph.D. ABPP Clinical and Forensic Psychologist
Valdi Licul Vladeck, Raskin & Clark, P.C.	Mirande Valbrune Senior Employee Relations Professional Forbes Human Resources Council

6:00 p.m. – 6:05 p.m.	Introduction of Panelists & Overview of Topics for Discussion
6:05 p.m. – 6:35 p.m.	Overview of Common Mental Health Disabilities & Common Manifestations in the Workplace
6:35 p.m. – 6:50 p.m.	Overview of Legal Framework for Reasonable Employment Accommodations in NYC
6:50 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.	Break
7:00 p.m. – 7:50 p.m.	Discussion Regarding Challenges of Accommodating Mental Health Disabilities in the Workplace & Strategies for Effectively Engaging in the Cooperative Dialogue
7:50 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.	Q&A

CLE Credit
New York: 2.0 Professional Practice
New Jersey: 2.2 General
California: 2.0 General
Pennsylvania: 1.5 General
Sponsoring Association Committee:
Labor & Employment, Katherine A. Greenberg, Chair
Mental Health Law, Karen P. Simmons, Chair

Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
Angie Avila, Manager, Membership Outreach and Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | aavila@nycbar.org

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