Originally presented on January 25, 2010
10:30 a.m. to Noon (Pacific)

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The ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) went into effect last January. Now, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued proposed regulations that, along with the ADAAA, represent the first major overhaul to the ADA since its enactment nearly 20 years ago.

Throughout the 93 pages of proposed regulations, the agency gives specific examples of impairments that constitute disabilities, along with a long list of major life activities that could expand the ADA's coverage.

The EEOC is already urging employers to train managers on ADA compliance in light of its proposed regulations and to revise their existing policies and procedures. That's a tall order, especially since the regulations aren't even final yet.

Join us on January 25 for an interactive 90-minute Q&A webinar forum. Our panelists will spend 30 minutes providing an overview of the proposed regulations before opening it up for an extended 60-minute Q&A period, during which you may ask any ADA- and FEHA-related questions you like.

Just think how you'll benefit from spending a full 90 minutes getting this type of expert analysis from two experienced California attorneys. The practical advice you receive will leave you far better equipped to overcome the real-life disability compliance issues you face every day. In addition to getting your specific questions answered, you'll learn:

• Whether episodic conditions or those in remission constitute disabilities under the proposed EEOC regulations
• How to tell if an impairment will - almost always - meet the definition of "disability"
• How to determine if someone is substantially limited in the major life activity of working
• The types of impairments that generally won't be considered substantially limiting
• The "mitigating measures" that may eliminate an impairment altogether and the ones you can't consider when determining whether someone is disabled
• What it now means under the law to regard someone as being disabled
• The practical steps you should take now to ensure that you're in compliance with the ADA and FEHA

About Your Speakers:

Leonid "Lonny" Zilberman, Esq. is a partner in the Employment Practice Group of Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP, based in San Diego. His practice focuses exclusively on counseling, training, and defending employers, working with companies to find practical, cost-effective solutions to their workforce problems, with the primary goal of avoiding lawsuits. Zilberman has an active litigation practice and often defends employers in both ADA and FMLA discrimination lawsuits.

In 2009, Zilberman was named one of the top labor & employment attorneys by the San Diego Daily Transcript. A frequent invited lecturer and trainer on many employment law topics, Zilberman is a faculty member at UCSD Extension's Leadership and Management Program, and he is currently a member of the Executive Committee of the State Bar of California's Labor & Employment Section.

Mary P. Snyder, Esq. is a senior associate in the Employment Practice Group of Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP, based in San Diego. Since graduating cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1999, Snyder has devoted her litigation practice to defending employers in regard to wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims including suits based on disability and leave discrimination.

Snyder also regularly advises employers regarding various personnel issues, employee handbooks, discipline and termination, family and medical leave, and developing preventative policies and procedures to avoid employment claims. She has conducted hundreds of hours of discrimination and harassment prevention training in both Spanish and English and has taught classes on employment law for human resources professionals.

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