COURSE DESCRIPTION: How sure are you that your supervisors know how to handle tricky situations involving workers and substance abuse?
The stakes are high. Active drug abusers hurt your company’s productivity and performance. In some cases they put their colleagues at risk of injury or even death. These workers aren’t protected under the ADA and supervisors need to take prompt action when they see evidence of substance abuse.
But recovering alcoholics and drug addicts are a different story. They’re considered “disabled” under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which protects recovering alcoholics and drug addicts. This creates a dilemma for supervisors: Can they discipline such employees as they would any other? Or do they have to be extra cautious to ensure they’re not imposing unfair standards and thereby violating the ADA?
In this 60 minute webinar presented by attorney Melissa Fleischer, you will learn:
- The most important insight to keep in mind when handling substance abuse issues
- Common misconceptions that may lead a supervisor to unwittingly discriminate against an employee with substance abuse problems
- How antidiscrimination law applies to employees who are disabled because of substance abuse problems.
- Which workers with substance abuse issues will be protected by the ADA
- Definitions of a current drug addict vs. a recovering drug addicts and how that changes protections under the ADA
- What you can and cannot do in applying performance standards to such disabled employees
- Methods to effectively handle worker drug and alcohol abuse while staying within the law
- What resources are available in your organization for handling substance abuse issues.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Melissa Fleischer, Esq., is the Founder and President of HR Learning Center LLC, a human resources consulting firm specializing in employment law. Her firm provides training seminars and consulting on workplace and HR issues. Ms. Fleischer is a management-side employment attorney with over 20 years experience and is nationally recognized as an expert in her field. Ms. Fleischer is a frequent lecturer on employment law topics including seminars and workshops on Anti-Harassment Training, FMLA/ADA Training and Workplace Violence Prevention Training. Ms. Fleischer is also a Chapter Editor for the new FMLA Treatise that has been recently published by BNA. She is a member of SHRM and adjunct faculty providing employment law training for the Professional Development Center of SUNY/Westchester Community College in Valhalla, NY.
 HRCI CERTIFICATION: This program has been approved for 1.0 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage.
 MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE: We're so confident you'll get what you want out of this conference that we'll refund your full fee if you’re not satisfied. It's risk-free.
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