Clash of the Workplace Titans: When Safety Requirements Conflict with Disability-Related Accommodations

Presented by Jordan B. Schwartz and Hema Steele

When faced with a request for a disability-related accommodation, employers often focus on the legitimacy of the request or the feasible accommodations that will meet the employee’s need and ensure compliance with the ADA. And when faced with a safety concern, employers focus on how to keep employees safe and remain OSHA-compliant without adversely affecting operations. But what happens when these two worlds collide? What if the accommodation impinges on the employer’s safe work practices or safety policies or OSHA requirements?In this webinar, participants will learn how to address the complicated situation of when a request for accommodation clashes with safety requirements.

This program has been approved by SHRM for 1 hour of HR professional development credit.

This program has been approved for 1 (General)) recertification credit hour toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through the HR Certification Institute.