Navigating Workplace Complaints, Accommodations, and Investigations Involving Neurodiversity
Date: Jan 13, 2027 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Online
Member Price: $169.00
Non-Member Price: $209.00
Section Price: $159.00
Areas of Law: Labor & Employment
Earn up to 3.3 credits, including 3.3 in Diversity! (More Information)
Featured Speaker
Moderator
- Aditi Shah
- Oppenheimer Investigations Group, Gaithersburg
Presenters
- Rachel M. Manne, Esq.
- Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, P.C., Chatham
- Lauren Numeroff
- R. Colin Power, Esq.
- Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, Philadelphia
Presented in cooperation with the NJSBA Labor and Employment Law Section
As workplaces become more diverse in how employees think, communicate, and process information, HR professionals and employment attorneys increasingly encounter issues involving neurodivergent employees, including those with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and other cognitive differences.
This seminar examines how neurodiversity can affect workplace investigations, litigation, administrative complaints, reasonable accommodation requests, misconduct allegations, and performance management. A panel of practitioners will explore how differences in communication, sensory processing, executive functioning, and social interaction can influence interviews, credibility assessments, accommodations discussions, and the interpretation of workplace behaviors. The panel will also address the growing role of artificial intelligence, both as a tool neurodivergent employees may request as an accommodation and as a potential source of bias in hiring, performance monitoring, and investigations. The program will identify common missteps that can contribute to bias, mischaracterization, ineffective decision-making, or legal exposure under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD), and related employment laws.
Register today to gain practical strategies for recognizing and accounting for neurodiversity in employment law matters, from responding to workplace concerns and accommodation requests through investigations, administrative proceedings, and litigation.
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