Recent Developments and Refreshers on Disability Accommodation Law 2025

  • OnDemand seminar
  • Employment Law
Up to 4.0 Credit Hours
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Recent Developments and Refreshers on Disability Accommodation Law 2025

Making it work for all

Wisconsin employers are required to provide reasonable accommodations under several key laws: the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act (WFEA), and the newly enacted Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). However, navigating these laws can be challenging for both employers and employees. Lawyers must clearly understand the obligations and standards set by the ADA, WFEA, and PWFA to guide their clients effectively.

At Recent Developments and Refreshers on Disability Accommodation Law, you’ll find guidance on recent state and federal court decisions interpreting the WFEA and ADA, highlighting where the laws overlap and diverge. You’ll also examine:

  • Employer and employee obligations and risks associated with presenting claims under each law
  • Which laws and requirements apply to employees with mental health conditions seeking workplace accommodations
  • Key steps in the “interactive process” once an accommodation request is made
  • Best practices for asking legally appropriate questions about an employee’s mental health condition
12:05 am
Program Ends
8:30 am
Legal Update on Disability Discrimination

Storm B. Larson

  • Discuss recent state and federal decisions on disability discrimination.
  • Federal court decisions addressing the ADA and state court decisions addressing the WFEA will be of primary importance.
  • Recent action by the EEOC concerning the PWFA will also be discussed.
9:20 am
Understanding Key Differences Between State and Federal Law on Disability Discrimination

Storm B. Larson

  • State and federal law overlap and diverge in important ways when it comes to disability discrimination. This session is designed to highlight key areas in this regard.
  • Overview of how employers’ and employees’ obligations are similar and different under each law and what risks are associated with claims that are presented under each law.
10:10 am
Break
10:25 am
Navigating the Law While Addressing Employee Mental Health Conditions

Brian P. Goodman

  • Overview how mental health conditions might interact with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and state law.
  • Working through the interactive process with employees regarding potential accommodations for mental health conditions that constitute disabilities.
  • Asking legally appropriate questions regarding an employee’s mental health conditions.
  • Common assumptions and well-intentioned mistakes that can be made when organization work with employees with mental health conditions.
11:15 am
How the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Changes the Disability Discrimination Landscape

Nicole Marklein

  • How the PWFA affect employers’ obligations to accommodate employees
  • Who is covered by the PWFA and how should they comply?
  • Interplay between the PWFA and existing disability discrimination laws

Program Chair & Presenter

Storm B. Larson
Boardman & Clark LLP · Madison

Presenters

Brian P. Goodman
Boardman & Clark LLP · Madison
Nicole Marklein
Cross Jenks Mercer & Maffei LLP · Baraboo

  • Stay current on recent state court, federal court, and EEOC guidance on reasonable accommodations for disabilities in the workplace
  • Compare and contrast reasonable accommodation requirements under the ADA and WFEA
  • Clarify requirements for responding to employees seeking accommodations for mental health conditions
  • Guide employers through the “interactive process” for employees who have requested accommodations
  • Learn how the newly enacted PWFA changes employer obligations for accommodating pregnancy and related conditions
  • Labor and employment lawyers
  • Health lawyers
  • Civil rights lawyers
  • Insurance lawyers
  • Worker’s compensation lawyers

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