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Events & CLE Check here for upcoming events by the Commission!
Events & CLE Check here for upcoming events by the Commission!
Events & CLE Check here for upcoming events by the Commission!

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Featured CLEs
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    Understanding FMLA

    This webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of the FMLA's provisions, its practical implications for both employers and employees, as well as the common pitfalls encountered by employers when implementing FMLA mandates.

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    Senior Lawyers and Senior Clients

    The legal profession is now confronted with new and emerging challenges related to employing and managing senior attorneys. Likewise, attorneys are faced with decisions regarding an increasing population of clients who face issues related to aging and capacity.

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    An Intro To Special Education Law

    Our speakers include four nationally recognized experts in the field of special education law and practice. Each will address fundamental IDEA topics, such as eligibility, the meaning of FAPE, and due process.

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    ADAAA Regulations One Year Later

    Our expert faculty including Commissioners from the EEOC will discuss the latest legal updates on the ADAAA. The Commissioners will primarily focus on reasonable accommodations, leave and reassignment. This is a unique opportunity to learn from our expert panelists and the Commissioners on this rapidly changing area.

National Conferences
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    2012 Conference

    The Commission held the third national conference on May 8, 2012 in Washington, DC.

Other CLEs

Ethical Issues

This webinar focuses on attorneys’ primary duty under the Model Rules of Professional Conduct in the context of civil cases and discusses ethical rules relating to client competency, confidentiality of information concerning the client's disability, and the circumstances when an attorney may withdraw from representation.

Guide to Disability Awareness

Legal practitioners have obligations to accommodate clients, and employees, and others with all types of disabilities, and must now understand the environmental, architectural, logistical, societal, and cultural barriers that define and impact the rights of disabled individuals in order to properly represent their clients.

Doing Well by Doing Good

Handling cases involving disability rights are not only the right thing to do, but attorneys can be compensated for their advocacy by pursuing attorney’s fees for their clients' representation.

Other CLEs

Beginner’s Guide to the ADA

This webinar will provide practitioners new to the field with an overview of rights guaranteed by the ADA. Additional attention will be paid to the most recent and significant changes to the ADA including, but not limited to, the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 and the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design.

Social Security Benefits

This program focuses on how lawyers can better serve clients with disabilities who are claimants for Social Security benefits. Panelists cover this topic from both the view points of an experienced practitioner and an administrative law judge.

Building a Successful and Supportive Special Needs Practice

This program focuses on various elements specific to operating a special needs practice. To be successful in serving the disability community, attorneys need to understand the issues facing families with special needs and be intimately aware of services available.

Other CLEs

ADA and Its Amendments: What's New

In this CLE, learn about the changes in the ADA brought about by recent regulations from the EEOC. Also, participants will learn about the hot issues in this field of law.

Mental Illness in Law Practice

This presentation addresses the medical and psychological issues faced by attorneys with dementia or mental illness. As well as, professional issues that arise for attorneys with mental illness. Finally, an attorney with mental illness speaks about his experiences on the front lines.