ADA Compliance: Practical Solutions for HR

Now updated with the 2011 ADAAA regulations!

Sears, Roebuck just agreed to pay $6.2 million in the single largest settlement for an ADA suit in EEOC history. And on March 24, 2011, the long-awaited new final ADA regulations were put into place, broadening the the scope of who is considered disabled.

Courts will be looking to the EEOC’s new regulations as constituting the definitive agency guidance. Therefore, it’s essential that you know how to make sure your organization's policies and procedures comply with newly published regulations.

Don't let your organization become the next EEOC target. Learn how to comply with the latest rules and regulations with the ADA Compliance Manual. It's your at-a-glance reference for making smart, defensible decisions on these topics and more:

• 2011 ADAAA regs
• Reasonable accommodations
• Essential job functions
• Medical inquires
• Adjusting policies to comply with new legislation and DOL regulations

BONUS: When you make this resource part of your reference library, you'll also get:

• A comprehensive guide to overcoming hundreds of policy and administration hurdles, using real-world examples and plain English.
• A quarterly newsletter, which contains all the information you'll need to know about the new final ADAAA regulations
• A free CD-ROM containing forms, policies, checklists, state-by-state comparison charts, and more
  

Buyers' Benefit: To make sure your ADA Compliance: Practical Solutions for HR remains current with changing interpretations and court decisions, we monitor courts, Congress, and state legislatures. Each year, we'll rush you an updated edition and bill on a 30-day review basis. You pay only if you decide to keep the updated edition.

About your featured author, employment law attorney Audra Hamilton:

An in-demand speaker on employment issues, Audra K. Hamilton concentrates her practice in employment law and general litigation, representing a broad range of employment issues, including administrative matters, federal and state wrongful termination claims, and discrimination claims. In addition to advising management on handling legal workplace issues, she offers training to employers in following federal and state law.

About your featured editor, Julie Athey:

Employment law attorney Julie Athey has written numerous publications for human resources professionals, including Overtime Revisited: The DOL’s Final Regulations and How to Fire Employees Without Getting Burned. Julie's excellent legal and editorial skills have made her one of the most popular authors of HR Hero Resources.

ADA Compliance: Practical Solutions for HR

Now updated with the 2011 ADAAA regulations!

Complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act can be confusing and difficult for even the most savvy HR practitioner. This manual provides detailed answers to some of the most complicated issues that HR practitioners face. Each chapter contains numerous realistic examples to illustrate the concepts discussed. At the end of each chapter, readers can test their knowledge and understanding of the subject matter covered with a multiple-choice quiz. The answer key provides a detailed explanation of the correct answers.

You'll get plain-English answers to your thorniest ADA compliance questions, including:

• If you determine that an employee is actually disabled, to what lengths must you go to reasonably accommodate?
• What’s an “undue hardship?” What are the essential functions of the job?
• How should you alter your workplace policies in light of the new ADA Amendments Act?

Contents

ADA Compliance: Practical Solutions for HR will be your go-to resource for ANY disability compliance issue, including:

Bonus!

• A comprehensive guide to overcoming hundreds of policy and administration hurdles, using real-world examples and plain English.
• A quarterly newsletter, which contains all the information you'll need to know about the new final ADA regulations released on March 24, 2011
• A free CD-ROM containing forms, policies, checklists, state-by-state comparison charts, and more
  

Buyers' Benefit: To make sure your ADA Compliance: Practical Solutions for HR remains current with changing interpretations and court decisions, we monitor courts, Congress, and state legislatures. Each year, we'll rush you an updated edition and bill on a 30-day review basis. You pay only if you decide to keep the updated edition.