ADA In Focus: Cancer as a Disability: Your Rights in the Workplace

Date/Time: March 15, 2018 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Location: Webinar

Description: This is the session rescheduled from February 20. If you were registered for the February 20 session, you are already registered, you do not need to register again.

Presented by TransCen, Inc. and the Mid-Atlantic ADA Center

This is a 90 minute session.

This session will provide an overview of the laws that provide protection in the workplace for those who are coping with a cancer diagnosis. Federal laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and state employment discrimination laws protect cancer survivors in the workplace. Discussed in this session will be issues including disclosure, reasonable accommodations, and requesting medical leave. Time for questions and answer will be provided.

Presenter: Attorney Stephanie Fajuri of Disability Rights Legal Center's Cancer Legal Resource Center in Los Angeles, California.

Registration

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• Continuing Education Recognition Available: Certificate of Participation

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• ​Webinar Handouts

  • ​Cancer as a Disability: Your Rights in the Workplace - One slide per page - Presentation Handout

  • Cancer as a Disability: Your Rights in the Workplace - Two slides per page - Presentation Handout

  • Cancer as a Disability: Your Rights in the Workplace - Three slides per page - Presentation Handout

  • Cancer as a Disability: Your Rights in the Workplace - Outline - Presentation Handout