LEGAL BRIEFS: The Americans With Disabilities Act

Experts Share What Every Manager Should Know About The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)

This program is designed to help managers gain a clearer understanding of how Title I of The Americans with Disabilities Act impacts Their workplace on a daily basis. It provides accurate legal information in clear and concise terms and is intended to provide useful information so managers can sort through tough ADA issues, and take The right actions.

The video addresses frequently asked questions such as:

• Does The ADA require me to hire an individual just because They are disabled?
• Am I required to give preference to a qualified individual with a disability?
• Am I required to shift essential job functions to other employees to provide reasonable accommodation?
• What is The appropriate way to deal with a disabled employee having performance problems?

Support materials for The ADA module include:

• Facilitator Guide
• Pre-session assessment
• Post-session assessment
• 10-pk, Manager's Desk Reference Guide

Key Learning Points:

• Know The primary purpose of The ADA
• Understand key ADA concepts like: Reasonable Accommodation, Essential Function and Qualified Individual With A Disability
• Learn five actions you can take regularly to help insure compliance with The ADA

The Complete Employment Law Package includes:

1: Legal Briefs: The Americans With Disabilities Act
2: Legal Briefs: Recruiting & Hiring
3: Legal Briefs: Harassment & Discrimination
4: Legal Briefs: Discipline & Termination
5: Legal Briefs: The Family and Medical Leave Act
6: Legal Briefs: Workplace Violence: A Legal Role
7: Legal Briefs: Substance Abuse
8: Legal Briefs: Workplace Privacy

The Legal Briefs Series is The most unique, practical, easy-to-use, employment law training available today. Why? Instead of The usual mind-numbing "legal speak" and "information dump", each title focuses on a specific law, identifies The most common issues and potholes managers and organizations face-and presents easily understood, legally accurate answers and actions your managers can implement immediately.

Key Learning Points:

• Harassment and discrimination hurt everyone
• Which behaviors now contribute to a hostile work environment
• The areas in which people and organizations cannot discriminate
• When harassment can become discrimination, or "tangible employment action" and The implications of those

Using dramatic examples in white and blue collar, hospitality, health care, and retail settings, this video will protect your organization by communicating everyone's legal responsibilities and is for training on diversity as well.

Format: Video
Length: 14 mins.
Additional Materials:
Facilitator Guide
Reproducible Participant Handouts
Reproducible Self-Study Workbook