New York (NY) Disability Law CLE Course Catalog

This seminar outlines the need for statutory reform to improve guardianship systems, and share practical tips that attorneys can use to advance legal reform in their states.

Join our expert panelists as they examine the continually evolving state of the law surrounding the standard of review and its impact on discovery in ERISA disability cases.

This program focuses on legal issues for military families with special needs. You will learn about common educational and school related issues that military families with special needs face. You will also learn about special needs planning for military families, concentrating on special needs trusts, guardianship issues, and public benefits. This program is designed for military attorneys working in legal assistance, as well as civilian lawyers whose practices involve military-connected clients or issues.

Get up to speed on what a court-ordered adult guardianship entails and what alternatives exist, the rights of the individual subject to guardianship, reform efforts currently in place to reduce elder abuse associated with guardianships and to create uniformity among the various state laws, and elder abuse and other complications with end of life decisions in light of COVID-19.

During a pandemic, a host of issues can arise that implicate the ADA. Screening job applicants for COVID symptoms, asking questions about whether an employee is at a higher risk of severe symptoms if he gets COVID due to an underlying medical condition, and addressing reasonable accommodation and undue hardship during the pandemic and its associated business challenges, can all raise questions under the ADA and other EEO laws.

This program will explore potential strategies to avoid legal challenges in disability law.

The COVID-19 pandemic has and continues to have a great impact on the workplace. This seminar will examine how the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and other Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) provisions apply to workers affected by the pandemic as companies begin to prepare for return to work.

Join this panel as they discuss workplace safety precautions and provide attendees with actionable takeaways to implement in their place of work.

Join our expert panelists as they discuss The ADA website accessibility legal framework. Overview of the circuit split re. ADA website accessibility caselaw, and issues in ADA website accessibility