Employment Legal Issues: How to Help Someone With Cancer – Training for Lawyers

If you are a lawyer who wants either a primer or a refresher course on basic employment legal issues, this is the MCLE course for you. In addition, if you’re an attorney who has clients who have cancer, this MCLE webinar will help you be attuned to your clients and help you both spot issues and make more effective referrals to an employment lawyer. A special bonus is that you will find a way you can start giving back to people with cancer almost immediately, with a low-commitment opportunity that you can do remotely. 

Learn the basics of employment law with respect to medical leave, antidiscrimination and reasonable accommodation; how your clients can get reasonable accommodations at work, and options for taking time off under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) – for patients and caretakers; the federal laws that protect cancer patients, survivors and their caregivers in the workplace; additional legal protections available under state law; and the necessary steps to properly file an employment unlawful discrimination lawsuit.

Attorneys who represent cancer patients, as well as employment law attorneys of all experience levels, should attend this program.

Learning Objectives:  

• Understand the basics of employment law: medical leave, antidiscrimination and reasonable accommodation

• Learn how your clients can get reasonable accommodations at work and options for taking time off under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as well as the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

• Discover the federal laws that protect cancer patients, survivors, and their caregivers in the workplace

• Explore additional legal protections for cancer patients and caretakers available under state law

• Identify the necessary steps to properly file an employment unlawful discrimination administrative claim or lawsuit