Counsel for employers and employees grapple daily with how to engage in the interactive process under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and parallel state law. The process has been complicated by the evolving workplace layered on top of new leave statutes and the post-pandemic work environment. Employment lawyers must advise clients about medical leave, remote work, and workplace redesign in the context of determining the rights of employees with disabilities seeking accommodations.
Course Content
9:30 - 9:45 am - Introductions; Basics of the ADA, Reasonable Accommodations and the Interactive ProcessAlexandra L. Pichette, Esq.,
Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP, Boston
9:45 - 10:30 am - What May Trigger the Interactive Process
Jason B. Barshak, Esq.,
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston
10:30 - 11:15 am - Best Practices for Seeking and Conducting the Interactive Process
Alexandra L. Pichette, Esq.,
Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP, Boston
11:15 - 11:25 am - Break
11:25 - 11:45 am - What is Considered a 'Reasonable' Accommodation?
Ellen J. Messing, Esq.,
Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC, Newton
11:45 - 12:15 pm - Accommodations for Emotional Disabilities
Ellen J. Messing, Esq.,
Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC, Newton
12:15 - 12:30 pm - 'Ask the Experts' Q&A Session and Key Takeaways
Panel
Speaker(s)
CochairsEllen J. Messing, Esq.,
Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC, Newton
Alexandra L. Pichette, Esq.,
Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP, Boston
Faculty
Jason B. Barshak, Esq.,
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
