Increase your understanding of autism and deepen your knowledge of protections under the ADA.
In recent years, employers have increased their recruitment and recognition of neurodiverse job candidates, resulting in more neurodiversity in the workplace, including employees with autism. As awareness of intellectual impairments has increased, employers are increasingly challenged with navigating the Americans with Disabilities Act and other laws while identifying reasonable accommodations and creating inclusive working environments. Additionally, in recent years, the number of EEOC charges related to disability discrimination based on mental impairments has generally remained consistent or increased slightly depending on the impairment, but charges related to discrimination based on autism have gradually increased each year since 2015.
This presentation will help increase employers' understanding of autism, including common traits and strengths of employees with autism. Additionally, attendees will deepen their knowledge of the Americans with Disabilities Act, including employee protections under the ADA, particularly as it relates to employees with autism, and learn best practices to apply to their workplaces. This session will benefit employers greatly as neurodiversity in the workplace becomes increasingly popular.
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Faculty
Angela N. Johnson
Faegre Drinker LLP
- Partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
- Litigation practice focuses on defending against claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation under Title VII, Section 1981, the ADA, and ADEA
- Counsels employers through day-to-day employment issues from hiring to firing and everything in between, including the use of drug and alcohol testing, background checks, and workplace investigations
- Regularly speaks at seminars on a variety of topics, including drug and alcohol testing, ADA compliance, and workforce restructuring
- Has published several articles, was recently quoted in a SHRM article on the ADA’s protection of workers with opioid use disorder who are in treatment or recovery, and is a chapter editor of Age Discrimination in Employment Law, published by Bloomberg Law
- J.D. degree, cum laude, Notre Dame Law School; B.A. degree in political science, Indiana University South Bend
- Can be contacted at [email protected] or 317-237-1033
Taylor N. Brook
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Taylor Brook
- Associate at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
- Practices in the labor and employment group with an emphasis on defending employers against discrimination and retaliation claims, including at the administrative phase with state agency or EEOC investigations
- Assists employers with creating anti-discrimination and reasonable accommodation policies as well as conducting training on anti-discrimination topics like preventing microaggressions in the workplace
- J.D. degree, University of Michigan Law School; B.A. degree in psychology and political science, with distinction, University of Colorado at Boulder
- Can be contacted at [email protected] or 303-607-3702
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