2005 Southern Oregon Occupational Safety & Health Conference ...

Session Descriptions
Legal and Cultural Issues
in the Workplace
Part 1: ADA and its Impact
on Today’s Workforce
(8-8:45 a.m.)
Some of the issues to be explored in this
session:
• What is a protected class requiring reasonable
accommodation?
• What is medical profiling?
• When is it good business to practice
discrimination?
Part 2 : Fitness for Duty:
Legal Do’s and Don’ts
(8:45-9:30 a.m.)
What kind of medical exams can an
employer request under current federal and
state law to determine fitness for duty in the
workplace? Is it legal to request a medical
exam after someone has been released to
return to work following medical leave, or
for an aging worker who is no longer able to
perform his or her essential job functions?
Charles E. Bolen
Partner
Hornecker, Cowling, Hassen & Heysell,
Medford
Ryan J. Vanderhoof
Partner
Hornecker, Cowling, Hassen & Heysell,
Medford
Part 3: Bridging the
Generation Gap —
When Generations Collide
(9:45 a.m.-noon)
Generational issues are the newest form of
diversity to hit the business scene, affecting
recruiting, retaining, managing, and motivating
employees. Today, four generations
may be sitting at the same conference table
creating confusion and conflict as each
generation acts from it’s own view of the
world. Generational conflicts are called
“clash points.” Learn how you can diffuse
and even capitalize on the differences
between generations. The session describes
traditionalists, baby-boomers, generation
X-ers, and millennials, (Gen-Y’s), and
discusses new diversity issues based on
the book, “When Generations Collide,”
by Lynne C. Lancaster and David Stillman.
Participants analyze workplace vignettes
and explore the dynamics of four generations
co-existing in the workplace.
Tamara Nordin
Vice President – Human Resources
Pacific Retirement Services/
Rogue Valley Manor, Medford
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