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Event: February Program
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2010
Topic: More Leaves of Absence? Developments in Reasonable Accommodation and Caregiver Obligations
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Location: Flamingo Hotel and Resort – Santa Rosa

Time:

7:30 - 8:00 am Registration/Breakfast

8:00 - 8:15 am Legal Update

8:15 - 9:15 am Program

Human Resources professional know that employee leave rights can extend well beyond time provided under the federal Family Medical Leave and California Family Rights Acts. Courts and government agencies (such as the EEOC and DFEH) dramatically expanded potential leaves when recognizing leave as a reasonable accommodation under the ADA and the FEHA. Military, witness, crime victim and even Civil Air Patrol status create leave rights well beyond that provided under more commonly known laws.

There is another new trend in leave law: Caregiver Leave. Like the ADA’s expansion of leave as a form of reasonable accommodation, the right to caregiver leave relies on other employment laws – such as age, gender and marital status discrimination laws – to create new leave rights in the workplace. This becomes even more significant as Boomers age and they, as well as their children, face the greatest caregiver obligations of any post-war generation.

This seminar will focus on the emerging law of caregiver discrimination, especially the EEOC’s published guidelines and “best practices” addressing “caregiver discrimination.” We will focus on issues identified by the EEOC such as sex-based discrimination, unlawful stereotyping, the tension between lawful performance-based decisions and unlawful discrimination, and “associational” claims. We will also look at recent trends in claims and litigation, as well as courts’ initial reaction to this evolving area.

Caregiver discrimination claims have been taking employers by surprise – there are few guidelines, and even fewer personnel policies, addressing them. Arm yourself with valuable information about this emerging and dangerous area of the law.

Richard C. Rybicki is principal counsel with Rybicki & Associates | P.C., a management-side labor and employment law firm located in Napa and Sonoma. He represents employers in trial and appellate courts throughout the United States, as well as handling all levels of administrative investigation and appeals. He spends the bulk of most days dealing with employers’ day-to-day issues. Mr. Rybicki’s clients range from the Fortune 500 to small retail, hospitality, healthcare and wine-industry businesses throughout Northern California.

Cost: Members - $30.00 /Non-Members - $55.00

Cancellation must be received by February 15, 2010

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Last registration date: Monday, February 15, 2010
Member registration fee: $30.00
Non member registration fee: $55.00
Late registration fee add: $15.00
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