Sentences with phrase «workplace accommodation requests»

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She provides consulting and customized training for clients on a variety of topics, including sexual harassment prevention, conducting internal workplace investigations, effective documentation and performance management practices for managers, managing employee medical leaves and disability accommodations requests, and compliance with the myriad of wage and hour laws.

The manner in which the employee can request the participation of a representative from their bargaining agent, where the employee is represented by a bargaining agent, or other representative from the workplace, where the employee is not represented by a bargaining agent, in the development of the accommodation plan.

If an employee requests workplace accommodations for breastfeeding, what is the financial risk for the employer if they deny the request?

IEPs, however, do not follow individuals into college or the workplace, making self - advocacy a necessary skill for requesting reasonable accommodations.

Employers are entitled to sufficient information to assess an accommodation request, which may include information such as the nature of the family obligation and the efforts made by the employee to reconcile the family obligation against his or her workplace obligations.

These policies offer useful guidance to employers about the evolving legal definition of disability, medical information an employer can or can not request during the accommodation process, and the features of an appropriate drug or alcohol testing program in the workplace.

Where a disabled individual requests a workplace accommodation, the Americans with Disabilities Act («ADA») requires employers to respond to the request and attempt to accommodate an individual's disability.

She regularly advises employers on collective agreement interpretation and grievances, drafting employment contracts and workplace policies, employee discipline and termination decisions, managing medical leaves and accommodation requests, occupational health and safety prevention matters and appeals, privacy law and critical incident management.

Accommodation requests come up as a result of employer - initiated workplace changes, or changes to the personal circumstances of an employee or their family.

Regardless of which regime applies to your workplace, what is clear is that employers faced with accommodation requests will be well advised to follow certain best practices, including ensuring they don't dismiss accommodation requests out of hand.

In order to use medicinal marijuana in the workplace, the employee must provide medical documentation stating the nature of the disability (reason for use), and whether he / she is able to safely work while using medicinal marijuana while requesting accommodation.

Tribunal jurisprudence makes it clear that employees must try to deal with family issues in a manner that does not impact their workplace obligations prior to requesting accommodation.

Collaborative Practice can be used successfully when there are contract issues, allegations arising from discipline or termination, co-worker disputes, workplace harassment or bullying, employee requests for accommodation, and the like.