April 30, 2019
How Do I Tell Them? Coming Out About Mental Illness in The Workplace
Event Description
Many people with mental illness go through the ordeal of deciding whether, when, and how to disclose to those around them. This panel will address the practical aspects of coming out about mental illness in the workplace. It will discuss the decision to come out, what reactions and stigmas doing so could lead to, and how the employee, employer, and coworkers should handle the situation.
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
10:00a.m. - 12:00p.m.
American Bar Association - Washington DC Office
1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20036-5303
Program Flyer
Speakers
Hon. Chai Feldblum, Commissioner, EEOC
Lori Golden, Abilities Strategy Leader, Ernst & Young LLP
James T. R. Jones, Professor of Law, University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law
Daniel Lukasik, Attorney, Maxwell Murphy LLC
Tochi Onyebuchi, Attorney, Legal Aid Society
Moderator: Lewis Bossing, Senior Staff Attorney, Judge David L. Bazelon, Center for Mental Health Law