Event Details
Chapter Meeting
| Date: | May 12, 2022, 4:00pm – 5:15pm |
| Organizer: | |
| Location: | Virtual online meeting. An email invitation with meeting information will be sent to members the week before each monthly meeting. Those who rsvp will receive a link emailed by the Wednesday prior to the meeting. |
| Price: | FREE for Members - Guests Welcome |
| Event Type: | Meeting |
| iCal link | Add to Calendar |
Everyone’s Favorite New Accommodation: Working From Home
Since the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted, employees have asked to telecommute as an accommodation. Such requests were typically denied for a number of reasons (e.g., no reliable way to manage performance and the nature of the job requires in-person interaction). For the last two years, employees have worked from home—and performed well—despite these concerns. As a result, employees who are asked to return to the offce may seek to continue working remotely as a reasonable accommodation under the ADA and state laws. This session will provide insight on how to manage and evaluate such requests, and offer tips on how to balance these requests with employers’ desire to return employees to the workplace.
Presenter: Gregg M. Lemley, Labor and Employment Attorney | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
We look forward to seeing you at any of our chapter meetings, held the 2nd Thursday of every month from 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm. Please invite your HR colleagues!
Metro East Illinois - SHRM
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