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$275 per connection until January 20 $295 per connection from January 21 - January 27

The switch from a Republican to a Democratic presidential administration will mean major changes to many policies regarding federal employees in the HR, EEO and ER arenas. In this fast-paced webinar, attorney Debra D'Agostino will cover a lot of ground, getting you up to speed on what to expect under President Biden and breaking down the key issues and personnel that will be an early focus. Plus, you'll gain tips on how HR, ER and EEO offices can stay compliant with current legal and policy requirements during the transition.

Along with learning what the latest case law and new legislation mean for your agency, you'll leave prepared for the significant changes that are expected:

• Which Trump-era policies can be easily reversed and which will require regulatory changes
• The future of Schedule F and how will it impact your federal workforce
• The future of the Executive Order on Diversity and Inclusion training, and how to stay compliant
• Implementing the Executive Order on hiring that moves away from educational requirements to focus on competencies
• Key provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act and how to comply
• Compliance challenges in transitioning from maximum telework back to the federal workplace
• And too many more issues to list!

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$275 per connection until February 3 $295 per connection from February 4 - February 10

As you and your agency continue to address reasonable accommodation requests during the ongoing pandemic, you must also prepare for accommodating employees when they can return to the workplace. Get guidance to do both in accordance with the law from Kendra Duckworth Shock, a federal Disability Program Manager with 30 years of experience, as she dissects the three most challenging accommodations.

You'll take away the knowledge to confidently determine when leave, telework and reassignment must be granted and when they can be denied, plus gain best practices to:

• Identify a job's “essential functions” to determine an effective accommodation
• Support a determination that a requested accommodation is an undue hardship
• Frame appropriate requests for medical documentation
• Take proper next steps when your agency can't provide the exact accommodation requested
• Apply lessons learned from recent case law to avoid compliance missteps

Plus, you'll get specific guidance to help you handle each type of accommodation request, such as how to: determine when part-time telework may be required; address performance during telework; respond to leave requests when the employee has exhausted leave balances; search for a vacant position to implement a reassignment; offer reassignment as an alternative to telework; and more.