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| Public Event: IMPA Human Resources Regional Chapter - Disabilities & Religious Accommodations |
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| Start Date: | 5/26/2016 | Start Time: | 8:30 AM |
| End Date: | 5/26/2016 | End Time: | 12:00 PM |
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Event Description:
IPMA-HR
Patuxent River Basin Chapter presents
Disabilities & Reasonable Accommodations in the Workplace:
Awareness, Etiquette & the Law
Presented by: Maryland Commission On Civil Rights
Glendora Hughes, General Counsel and
Tara Taylor, Director of Education & Outreach
SYNOPSIS:
The workshop includes an in-depth review of applicable disability-related laws and reasonable accommodations in the workplace. We will discuss relevant statistics, current trends as well as appropriate etiquette, language and behavior when interacting with persons with disabilities. This engaging workshop is packed full of helpful info and scenarios that provides ideal learning for employers, managers, supervisors, human resource and employee relations staff in the private, non-profit and public sectors.
Workshop content includes:
Applicable Laws & Definitions
Reasonable Accommodations Info (discussion of requests, documentation, verification of documentation, what is and is not required by the employee and the employer, etc.)
Exclusions Under Federal Law
Elements of a Prima Facie Employment Discrimination Case & Possible Defenses for Employers
Current Case Law & Common Workplace Scenarios
Best Practices for Inclusive Workplaces, Appropriate Language and Information to Better Understand Common Mental & Physical Disabilities in the Workplace
DATE: Thursday, May 26, 2016
PLACE: State of Maryland –Dept. of Agriculture
50 Harry S. Truman Parkway – Rm 110 and 112 Annapolis, MD 21401
TIME: Continental Breakfast: 8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Program: 9:00 – 12:00 p.m.
COST: $7.50/Students $10.00/Members $15.00/Non-members
RSVP by May 10, 2016 to:
Teresa Way-Pezzuti @ tway@collegeparkmd.gov
Nominations for IPMA-HR PRB members and a Board meeting will be held end of the meeting –
All members are encouraged to attend. |
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