The Intermediate Americans with Disabilities Act class is an intensive, three-day Zoom program taking an in-depth look at ADA issues of particular concern to government and community college employers. The class is limited to 60.

Prerequisite: You must have completed Introduction to Public Employment Law as a prerequisite to attending Intermediate ADA. NOTE: Public Employment Law Update and Introduction to Public Employment Law are different classes. If you have not taken Introduction to Public Employment Law, click here for the 2021 dates. 

The Intermediate ADA course will focus on:

• the meaning of “disability” after the ADAAA                      
• how to determine whether an employee can perform essential job functions
• what medical information and tests you can require of applicants
• what medical information and tests you can require of current employees
• reasonable accommodations and the interactive process
• when service animals and emotional support animals must be allowed in the workplace
• when schedule and shift changes and job reassignment are reasonable accommodations
• dealing with behavioral issues caused by a disability
• enforcing workplace policies when an employee has a disability.

The Intermediate Americans with Disabilities Act class is appropriate for human resources professionals and anyone with human resources management responsibilities, city, county and agency attorneys, city and county managers, county social services and health directors, and senior law enforcement officers.

The class will offer 9 hours of CLE credit.

Attendance at the Intermediate ADA course should count toward 3 of the 50 points needed for IPMA-HR recertification, 9 of the 60 PDCs needed for SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP recertification, and 9of the 60 credits needed for PHR or SPHR recertification.