Product Description

Issues related to employee leave and accommodations are constant challenges for all employment lawyers and employers. This program reviews the nuts and bolts, as well as the thornier nuances, of the key leave laws in Massachusetts—including the Family and Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law, Massachusetts Domestic Violence Act, Massachusetts Parental Leave, and Massachusetts’ anti-discrimination law (Chapter 151B). This program also provides a comprehensive overview of the new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”). After establishing the basics, the panel examines what constitutes reasonable accommodations and dissects the employer-employee interactive dialogue process. The panelists also analyze the evolving nature of accommodations for pregnant workers, the unique nature of psychiatric disabilities, challenges in implementing intermittent leave, and recent case law exploring the possibility of medical marijuana as a reasonable accommodation. Hypotheticals based on real scenarios bring the concepts and law to life.

Agenda & Materials

• 2:00 - 2:05pm

  Welcome and Introduction

  Lori A. Jodoin, Esq., Kotin, Crabtree & Strong LLP , Boston
  
• 2:05 - 2:30 pm

  Overview of All Key Laws Governing Leave and Requests for Accommodation in Massachusetts; Understanding the Interplay of the Leave Laws in Massachusetts

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  Panel
  
• 2:30 - 3:00 pm

  The PWFA as Compared to Existing Federal and State Laws Protecting Pregnant Workers

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  Rebecca G. Pontikes, Esq., Pontikes Law LLC , Boston
  
• 3:00 - 3:10 pm

  Networking and Refreshment Break
• 3:10 - 3:30 pm

  Learning the Legal and Practical Meanings of “Reasonable Accommodation,” “Interactive Dialogue,” and “Undue Burden”

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  Tobias W. Crawford, Esq.,
  
• 3:30 - 4:00 pm

  Strategies and Tools for Identifying Requests for Accommodations and Seeking Medical Certifications

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  Tobias W. Crawford, Esq.,
  Rebecca G. Pontikes, Esq., Pontikes Law LLC , Boston
  
• 4:00 - 4:30 pm

  Cutting Edge Issues: Psychiatric Disabilities, Medical Marijuana, and Intermittent Leave

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  Panel
  
• 4:30 - 4:45 pm

  Update on Recent Case Law Interpreting the Family and Medical Leave Act

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  Lori A. Jodoin, Esq., Kotin, Crabtree & Strong LLP , Boston
  
• 4:45 - 5:00 pm

  "Ask the Experts" Q&A Session

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  Panel
  

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