Meeting

We want to get our committee back on track and get ready for a new year! We are having our regular monthly chapter meeting on a different day and time this month due to a free program to follow. If you did not receive an invitation, please contact Carol Smith. We will plan on introducing the 2021 Board Members as well as discussing some plans for the new year.

Dorene Rusk from Voc. Rehab will be joining us to talk about the benefits of using resources such as Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services to find workers for your company. This job pool not only helps our businesses find qualified, skilled employees, it also helps individuals with disabilities maintain some independence in their lives. Dorene has worked as a Rehabilitation Association with IVRS for 4-1/2 years covering Union County. She has served on the area 14 Workforce Development Board for the past eight years.

Regular monthly meeting to preceed our guest speaker.

Participants will be able to walk away with the following:

1) When has an employee said enough to "notify" the employer of a FMLA request or ADA  accommodation request?

2) When should the employer request medical information, and how can we use this information?

3) Who should be included in the ADA interactive process?

4) How should we be training our supervisors?

4) Who determines what is reasonable and are we expected to be the accommodation experts?

5) When does FMLA overlap with the ADA?