How to Determine Reasonable Accommodations Under the ADA
Lauren M. Sobaski
May 05,2025
1:00 PM EST
90 Minutes
Recorded Webinar
Time off for a headache? Intermittent leave for arthritis? More so than ever, employees are requesting accommodations in the workplace for what arguably may be disabilities under the Americans With Disabilities Act. This presentation will focus on what is and is not a disability under the ADA, comparing the ADA with the Family Medical Leave Act, and providing best practices and recommended policies to help handle the ADA’s required “interactive process” that employers must engage in when an employee requests an accommodation. Professionals will also learn the dangers that can be caused by failing to document the interactive process, and best practices to limit liability when things don’t go as planned.
Learning Objectives:-
- Comprehensive review of ADA law and what qualifies as a disability.
- Key differences between the ADA and the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
- Understanding the importance of the interactive process and employer responsibilities.
- How to effectively use the interactive process and implement best practices.
- Strategies to document accommodations properly and reduce liability risks.
Who Should Attend?
- HR Professionals
- Compliance Officers
- Employment Law Attorneys
- Managers and Supervisors
- Benefits Administrators
- Risk Management Professionals
- Employee Relations Specialists
- Occupational Health Professionals
- Business Owners
- Operations Managers.
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Lauren Sobaski is an associate in the firm’s Kansas City office. She focuses her practice on employment discrimination and related litigation, employment law training, drafting policies and procedures, and wage and hour law.
Before engaging in the practice of law, Lauren spent 15 years in human resource management. This experience gives her a unique insight into the employment law matters that are most important to her clients. Most recently, Lauren was a human resource consultant at Paychex, where she provided human resource management to 75 businesses operating in 20 states. Lauren’s significant career in human resources positions her well to work with her clients to identify and obtain practical business solutions to their toughest employment issues.
Lauren is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), which is issued by the Human Resource Certification Institute, and a Society of Human Resource Management Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).
During law school, Lauren served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr. in the United States District Court, Western District of Missouri. She also interned at the United States Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor, where she worked on OSHA and wage and hour investigations.
