26th National Conference on Employment Practices Liability Insurance

Topic: The Interplay of ADA, PDA, FMLA and Worker’s Compensation Laws on EPL Coverages Relative to Disability and Pregnancy Discrimination Claims

• Survey of the latest pregnancy and disability claims trends associated with the ADA, PDA, FMLA and Workers’ Compensation laws Addressing the recent surge of website accessibility claims under the ADA
  
  - What factors should businesses weigh in determining whether to fight or settle these suits?

  - Examining the rise in “non-traditional”/ mental disability claims, and the unique hurdles in identifying and accommodating mental disabilities

• Assessing “hot button” accommodation challenges in ADA claims, and recent guidance on what satisfies the “interactive and deliberate” process in determining accommodations

• Examining recent pregnancy discrimination claims and their impact on EPL coverage - Claims of pregnancy complications qualifying as a disability

  - Wage claims surrounding lactation breaks for breastfeeding mothers
  - Claims involving pregnant women in “dangerous jobs” being forced to restructure job duties

• Preventing missteps in employee leave under the ADA, FMLA and Workers Compensation laws - Developing strategies for overcoming challenges and avoiding pitfalls

Presenters: 
Brandi Monique
Assistant Vice President, Employment Practices Liability (EPL) Department
AIG

Lori Armstrong Halber
Fisher Phillips 

Charles H. Wilson
Cozen O'Connor