Employer Obligations for Service Animals, Emotional Support and Companion Animals

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Webinar Details $219

  • Webinar Length: 90 Minutes
  • Guest Speaker:   Susan Desmond
  • Topic:   Human Resources
  • Credit:   ATAHR 1.5, SHRM 1.5, HRCI 1.5

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Service and support animal accommodation requests are on the rise. The myriad of issues surrounding these requests increasingly hound in-house counsel and HR professionals, who must balance the needs of those who have requested the accommodations and other employees who may or may not feel comfortable around animals. This session will cover the following topics, with an eye toward keeping you out of the doghouse.

Your benefits for attending:

  • Navigating accommodation laws impacting service and support animal requests including the appropriate supporting documentation that may be requested
  • Service animals vs. support animals
  • Employee requests vs. customer and invitee requests
  • Best practices for addressing co-worker and customer concerns
  • Managing employee compliance with service animal behavior expectations

ATAHR Credit

Aurora Training Advantage is offering continuing education points designed to recognize dedication to training and excellence in human resources.

SHRM Credit

Society for Human Resource Management
Aurora Training Advantage is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.

HRCI Credit

Human Resource Certification Institute
This program has been approved for credit hours through the HR Certification Institute. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute website at www.hrci.org.

Guest Speaker

  • Susan Desmond

    Susan Desmond

    Susan Fahey Desmond is a partner with McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC which has offices in 33 states across the country. She has been representing management in all areas of labor and employment law for over 35 years. A noted author and speaker, Susan is listed in Best Lawyers in America an [...]

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Great webinar! Very informative and useful. Thank you!
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This was a very interesting and informative presentation. I have had several service dog requests as of late, so it was relevant to my job.