Good judgment works well in handling most employee relations matters. However, there are special situations where legal requirements dictate specific handling to avoid significant personal and employer liability. This course provides practical knowledge and scripts for responding to requests for accommodation regarding religious practices or disabilities, confronting employees in substance-abuse situations, and handling disclosures of contagious infections so that individual is properly helped, and the health of your workforce is protected.
Learning Objectives
Learn how to legally respond to requests for accommodations, religion & disability Understand how to enforce your substance abuse policy while meeting all legal requirements Identify ways to respond to off-site and on-site disclosures of potentially contagious infections
Major Topics
- Accommodation requests
- religious practices Accommodation requests
- disabilities Substance Abuse
- constructive confrontation Substance Abuse
- duty to accommodate as a disability Disclosures of potentially contagious infections
