Event Details
March Meeting
| Date: | March 15, 2012, 11:30am – 1:00pm |
| Location: | DaVinci's Restaurant 216 Highland Avenue Williamstown, WV 26187 |
| Price: | $15.00 Members $20.00 Non-members |
| Event Type: | Meeting |
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Todd Sarver, Attorney
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Huntington Center, Suite 2200
41 South High Street, Columbus, OH 43215
WHEN THE ADA COMES AT YOU FAST …
If you still think “substantial limitations,” “barrier removal” and “path of travel” are self-enlightenment concepts – you may be in trouble.
What the EEOC’s 2011 Amendments and the DOJ’s 2012 accessibility requirements mean to your business.
I. Brief overview of the ADA
II. The EEOC’s Amendments (Title I)
a.The expanding definition of disability
b “Substantial limitations” don’t need to be so substantial
c. More people will be regarded as disabled
a. Public accommodations and commercial facilities
b. From guidelines to requirements, and which standards apply
c. New requirements – Miniature horses, Segways and other considerations
d. Barrier removal
e. How the “safe harbors” apply
IV. Don’t Blink
a.DOJ will likely revise to be consistent with EEOC’s expanded definitions
b. Assess, plan, budget, schedule
HRCI Credits: This presentation has been submitted for 1 hour of HRCI general credit (pending).
RSVP: Email Susan Arbogast, Susan.Arbogast@americansignature.com no later than Tuesday, March 13, 2012.
**Please note: We require 24 hour notice for cancellations. Reservations not cancelled will be invoiced.**
