Mar 29, 2020 | Compliance, Continuous Employment, Interactive Process, Reasonable Accommodations, Return-to-Work
In light of the recent challenging times we are all going through with the COVID-19 pandemic, it is of the most importance to collaborate and work together in order to get past this. We wanted to share resources and information as well as our assistance regarding our...
Oct 29, 2018 | Continuous Employment, Mental Health, Return-to-Work
Mental health conditions in the workplace present challenges for both employers and employees. For employees, the effects can be sudden and unpredictable, and the social prejudice and stigma surrounding mental health can leave employees reluctant to ask for...
Sep 30, 2018 | Compliance, Training
As disability management and human resources (HR) professionals, we are aware of our organization’s obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regarding reasonable accommodations. In most organizations, however, line supervisors are often the...
Sep 16, 2018 | Interactive Process, Reasonable Accommodations
Resources for an Easier, More Effective Accommodation Process An employee discloses being diagnosed with a condition that impairs vision, and is already encountering difficulties at work due to the condition. The employee asks: “could you buy me a program I found on...
Dec 5, 2017 | Absence Management, Reasonable Accommodations, Return-to-Work
Building a Better Return-to-Work Program This past summer I had the pleasure of working as co-lead of the Transition Back to Work Policy Work Group. Under the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy’s (ODEP’s) Stay-at-Work/Return-to-Work...