Navigating the Gray Areas: Accommodating Employees Under the ADA

Duration: 60 minutes

Speaker: Melissa Fleischer, Esq

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ABOUT THE EVENT

Managing employee accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) can be complex, especially when situations fall outside clear-cut guidelines. This practical, insight-driven webinar is designed for HR professionals, managers, and business leaders who need to confidently handle challenging accommodation scenarios while remaining compliant and fair.

In this session, we go beyond the basics to explore the nuanced, often difficult issues that arise in real workplaces. From mental health conditions and intermittent leave requests to remote work, performance concerns, and conflicting accommodation needs, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of how to approach sensitive situations with clarity and consistency.

Through real-world examples and case studies, participants will learn how to:

Navigate the reasonable accommodation interactive process effectively—even when employees provide limited or unclear information
Balance business operations with legal obligations
Address accommodation requests involving non-obvious or evolving disabilities
Manage situations where accommodations may impact team dynamics or productivity
Reduce legal risk while maintaining a supportive and inclusive workplace culture

Whether you’re dealing with recurring accommodation challenges or preparing for the unexpected, this webinar will equip you with the tools and confidence to make informed, defensible decisions.

Ideal for: HR professionals, supervisors, compliance officers, and organizational leaders seeking practical guidance on complex ADA issues.

Speaker(s)

Melissa Fleischer, Esq

Melissa Fleischer, Esq., is a sought-after employment law attorney and HR advisor, having utilized her 20 years of law practice experience specializing in employment discrimination litigation to form HR Learning Center LLC, an HR consulting firm that specializes in providing workplace solutions to employers on a wide range of legal and human resource management issues. Ms. Fleischer provides preventative counseling and proactive training on a wide-range of employment law issues to help employers achieve legal compliance and reduce litigation costs, Ms. Fleischer is a management-side employment attorney and is nationally recognized as an expert in her field. Ms. Fleischer has successfully represented numerous clients in employment discrimination litigation as well as providing preventive counseling and training on workplace issues. Ms Fleischer was previously associated with Epstein Becker & Green in NYC.

Through HR Learning Center, Ms. Fleischer provides on-site training seminars and on-line training webinars and consulting on a wide range of workplace and human resource issues including sexual harassment, disabilities, diversity, discrimination, workplace violence, employee use of social media, job descriptions, employee handbooks, workplace investigations, FLSA misclassification and independent contractor status, information privacy and security, and HR records management. She also offers compliance training on the major employment laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Family and Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, including exempt and non-exempt worker classifications and the National Labor Relations Act. She presents seminars, leads webinars and workshops, and is a frequent lecturer on these and other HR management and legal topics.

Ms. Fleischer served as a chapter editor for the Family and Medical Leave Act Treatise, published by the Bureau of National Affairs. She also served as an Editor for HRExpert, an on-line legal resource for attorneys and HR Professionals. Ms. Fleischer is an adjunct faculty member with the Professional Development Center at SUNY/Westchester Community College in Valhalla, New York. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Ms. Fleischer earned her J.D. degree from The George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C., and her B.A., cum laude, from New York University.

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Credits: 1.0

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