Gain a better understanding on how to identify the proper method of drafting job descriptions in accordance with the ADA.
Many employers are not sure what they should and should not place in a job description. Is the task an essential function of the job or a marginal function? You will learn that what it claims are the essential functions of the job matters. This topic will discuss typical problems employer's encounter and how to deal with those problems under the ADA. You will gain a better understanding of how to draft job descriptions, and what you should and should not consider in drafting.
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Agenda
Essential vs. NonEssential Job Functions
Job Descriptions
Reasonable Accommodation Process
- What Is a Reasonable Accommodation?
- When Do You Have to Provide a Reasonable Accommodation?
- Documentation of Reasonable Accommodations
- Interaction With State Requirements on Reasonable Accommodations
- Medical Inquiries
- Written Employment Policies
Discipline of Employee Who Is Disabled
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OnDemand Course
This course was last revised on April 24, 2019.
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- CA MCLE 1.5
- Lorman Business Center, LLC. is a State Bar of California approved MCLE sponsor and this course qualifies for 1.5 CLE hours of participatory credit.
- WA CLE 1.5
- This program has been approved by the Washington State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 hours of A/V credit under the Law & Legal Procedure category.
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This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
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Cassandra L. Santoro
Barclay Damon LLP
- Associate in Barclay Damon LLP’s labor & employment and torts & products liability defense practice areas
- Represents clients in federal and state court actions and administrative matters, including the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the NYS Division of Human Rights, the NYS and US Department of Labor, the NYS Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- New York State Bar Association, Empire State Counsel Honoree
- Admitted to practice in New York and Massachusetts
- J.D. degree, magna cum laude, Suffolk University Law School; B.A. degree, cum laude, Providence College

Michael J. Sciotti, Esq.
Barclay Damon LLP
- Partner with Barclay Damon, LLP and a member of the firm’s labor and employment law and health care and human services practice areas
- Practice includes the defense of employers and members of management in all types of discrimination, harassment, whistle-blower and retaliation claims brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, New York State Human Rights Law, New York State Labor Law and numerous other laws
- Defends all types of wage and hour actions brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the New York State Labor Law
- Represented numerous employers and fiduciaries in claims involving the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; represented numerous employers in dealing with the New York State Workers' Compensation Law on various issues
- Provides day-to-day counseling for employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, and conducts internal investigations, audits, and supervisory and employee training on a regular basis
- During his 26 year career, he has presented more than 500 times on a wide variety of labor and employment topics for many organizations including the Society for Human Resource Management, American Payroll Association, American Corporate Counsel Association, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, Northern District of New York Federal Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, and Lorman Education Services
- Admitted to practice in New York and the District of Columbia
- Member of the New York State Bar Association, and is the immediate past president for the Northern District of New York Federal Court Bar Association having served as an officer of the bar association for more than five years
- Awarded - The Best Lawyers in America, 2016, Syracuse Employment Law - Management Lawyer of the Year; The Best Lawyers in America, 2016, Syracuse Labor Law - Management Lawyer of the Year; The Best Lawyers in America, 2017, designation in the areas of employment law – management, labor law – management, and litigation – labor and employment; 2017 Upstate New York Super Lawyers; and 2017 Pro Bono Service Award from the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
- LL.M. and J.D. degrees, Syracuse University College of Law; B.S. degree, summa cum laude, Rochester Institute of Technology
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