Navigating Challenging Reasonable Accommodation and Disability Discrimination Concerns

With disability discrimination charges on the rise, employers are navigating an increasingly complex and high-risk compliance landscape. Through real-world case studies, this webinar will examine some of the most challenging issues employers face, including breakdowns in the medical documentation process, informal accommodations provided by supervisors, employee refusals of effective accommodations, reassignment obligations, requests to remove essential job functions, fitness-for-duty concerns, and performance or conduct issues that surface during leave. Attendees will leave with practical, legally informed strategies for managing these challenges thoughtfully, consistently, and in compliance with their obligations.

Speaker: John M. Bagyi, Esq., SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Recognized as one of the 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers by Lawdragon, John counsels and represents employers on labor and employment issues helping them achieve and maintain legal compliance, while improving employee engagement and workplace productivity. John has served as a guest lecturer at Albany Law School, RPI and the University at Albany, and is a frequent speaker at national, regional, and state conferences. He also serves as the General Counsel to the New York State Society of Human Resource Management.

John has been recognized by Human Resource Executive magazine as one of 200 of the Nation’s Most Powerful Employment Attorneys and is AV Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He is also listed in New York Super Lawyersand The Best Lawyers in America, which has recognized John as Albany Labor Law – Management "Lawyer of the Year”, Albany Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year” and Albany Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”.  In 2025, John was recognized as one of the Top 25 Super Lawyers in the Hudson Valley.