Key strategies for facilitating accommodation discussions Insights on Title 1 ADA compliance requirements Access to JAN's comprehensive resources and services Practical guidance for complex accommodation scenarios

Learn practical strategies to manage FMLA and ADA for better outcomes in managing abuse and misuse situations related to FMLA and ADA. Perfect for HR professionals, executives, managers, and supervisors looking to refine their approach to leave management.

The reasonable accommodation process can feel like a Penrose triangle — where legal, medical, and workplace perspectives intersect in ways that seem impossible to balance. It Takes Three reveals how collaboration among employees, employers, and healthcare providers can transform this optical illusion into a functioning system. Discover practical strategies to bridge communication gaps, reduce compliance risk, and support employees’ ability to stay at work while meeting operational goals.

Learn how to identify essential job functions, assess the impact of restrictions on performance, and apply practical insights to ensure compliant, effective workplace solutions.

1. The IDAM philosophy and approach that encourages an engaged workforce. 2. Using IDAM to support your operational needs by managing your employee's return to work. 3. The components to an effective Interactive Process 4. Making the Interactive Process work for your organization. 5. The results of a focused interaction between IDAM and the Interactive Process for your organization.

California Workers’ Compensation: Advanced Insights is a five-hour bundled webinar series designed to strengthen participants’ understanding of advanced California workers’ compensation claims administration and legal compliance. The program explores best practices and high-impact issues that arise throughout the life of a claim, including dispute management, medical and disability complexities, benefit notice requirements, death benefits, serious and willful misconduct, Labor Code §132a discrimination claims, cumulative trauma elections, civil settlement credits, and evidentiary considerations such as surveillance disclosure. The course also provides detailed guidance on utilization review (UR) requirements, timing rules, documentation standards, and common pitfalls that increase exposure when UR decisions are challenged. Participants will gain practical, real-world insight into critical procedural requirements, risk mitigation strategies, and advanced valuation considerations to support more defensible and effective claims handling.

Participants will work through real-world employee leave scenarios involving medical conditions, family obligations, or injury. Using provided templates, they will identify applicable laws (e.g., FMLA, ADA, workers' comp), determine eligibility, and outline steps for responding appropriately. The activity will emphasize understanding of terminology, law applicability, and stakeholder roles.

This course explores how to design and implement comprehensive absence and disability programs that align with organizational goals and comply with legal requirements. Topics include matching benefits to various types of absences, evaluating cost drivers, using data and technology to support program administration, and integrating employer-sponsored benefits with federal and state mandates. Special emphasis is placed on infrastructure development, stakeholder roles, and ethical considerations in program design.

This course provides an in-depth examination of complex compliance scenarios and advanced case management strategies in the context of employee absence and disability. Topics include managing overlapping FMLA and ADA requirements, addressing mental health and behavioral risks, navigating high-risk and catastrophic cases, and mitigating stakeholder liability. Learners will also explore program metrics, audit practices, and legal trends shaping the future of workplace accommodation and leave management.

Apply individualized review in the reasonable accommodation process Evaluate similar work restrictions across different job roles Identify accommodation strategies that are effective, defensible, and compliant Avoid common accommodation pitfalls that increase risk for employers Strengthen documentation and decision-making under the ADA reasonable accommodation process