Accommodation Requests - Substance Abuse - Contagious Infections

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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 accommodations 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.

Basic Course Information

Learning Objectives

• Explain how to respond to employee requests for religious and disability accommodations in compliance with applicable laws.
• Describe how to enforce a workplace substance abuse policy while meeting legal and regulatory requirements.
• Identify appropriate steps for responding to employee disclosures of potentially contagious illnesses in both on-site and off-site situations.

Major Subjects

• Accommodation requests 
• Substance Abuse 
• Disclosures of potentially contagious infections