Mid-Hudson Human Resources Association - Virtual Meeting

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Case Studies in Telework: The EEOC's Evolving Perspective on Reasonable Accommodations Date: November 12, 2020, 3:30pm – 5:00pm Location: Virtual - meeting info will be emailed prior to event Price: Free Event Type: Monthly Meeting Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recognized telework as a reasonable accommodation. During the COVID-19 pandemic, even after most businesses returned to some level of in-person operations, the EEOC drastically increased its enforcement efforts related to telework as a disability accommodation. This webinar will cover: * Multiple telework-related disability discrimination cases that were investigated and brought to federal court by the EEOC, including the parties' arguments and the courts' responses. * Strategies for employers and their in-house counsels to minimize risk exposure without compromising the employers' workplace culture and values. * Strategies for a winning approach in litigation before the EEOC. Presenter Bio: Keely Jac Collins, Esquire, LL.M. Keely is Lead Employment Counsel with Hall Benefits Law. As both counselor and advocate for businesses large and small across all sectors, unionized and non-unionized, Keely takes a practical approach to advising and advocating for businesses nationwide. Both small family businesses and corporate boards of directors have benefited from Keely’s attention to the details of law and business, creative solutions, and zealous advocacy for businesses in negotiations before numerous administrative agencies, and in all levels of state and federal court. As an experienced collaborator with large organizations’ in-house counsel and general and employment counsel, Keely is trusted by other attorneys to strengthen the value they offer to the organizations they serve. Keely was selected by her peers as a 2019 Super Lawyers Rising Star. She holds an LL.M. in tax, with a specialization in employee benefits, from Villanova University School of Law, and she earned her Juris Doctorate from Widener University School of Law.