Psychiatric Issues in the Workplace
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Speaker : SUSAN FAHEY DESMOND
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When : Friday, March 14, 2025
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Time : 01 : 00 PM EST
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Susan Fahey Desmond is a partner with McGlinchey Stafford PLLC with
offices across the country. A noted author and speaker, Susan has been
representing management in all areas of labor and employment law for
over 35 years. She has been named in Best Lawyers in America and as one
of America’s Leading Business Lawyers for labor and employment law. She
has also been named as one of the top 25 female lawyers in Louisiana.
Susan is licensed to practice in Colorado, Louisiana, and Mississippi
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Employees suffering from mental illness can be a challenge. Mental illness is not easily recognizable. Unfortunately, there is still a stigma that surrounds mental illness, and there is a reluctance to come forward to ask for help. Maybe your employee doesn’t have a mental illness but has a few “quirks” that makes him different from others. Employers can do a lot to assist employees in overcoming the stigma of mental health issues and can provide many resources in this endeavor. Employers should also not forget about employees’ legal rights when they are dealing with mental illness.
Areas Covered
- Understanding mental illness
- Overcoming the stigma of mental illness
- Mental illness and the Family and Medical Leave Act
- When mental illness is a serious health condition under the FMLA
- Mental illness and the Americans with Disabilities Act
- When can you discipline for misconduct when the misconduct was caused by an underlying mental illness?
- What mental illnesses are virtually always a disability under the ADA?
- Handling suicidal comments at work
- When can mental illness be considered compensable under workers’ compensation laws.
Who Should Attend
Human resource managers, benefits managers
Why Should You Attend
The World Health Organization reports that an estimated 12 billion working days are lost every year globally to depression and anxiety, costing companies worldwide $1 trillion in lost productivity. Employers say that the number of complex mental health diagnoses amount their workforce – such as PTSD, bipolar disorder and attention-deficient/hyperactivity has risen significantly. Furthermore, in the past several years, there has been an undeniable shift in employees’ attitudes towards the role of work in their lives, with growing numbers of individuals unwilling to sacrifice their mental health for a job or opting out of potentially hazardous opportunities despite a challenging economic environment. Employers who do it right know that they have to be cognizant of employees’ mental health issues and also have to be aware of these employees’ legal rights.
Topic Background
The World Health Organization reports that an estimated 12 billion working days are lost every year globally to depression and anxiety, costing companies worldwide $1 trillion in lost productivity. Employers say that the number of complex mental health diagnoses amount their workforce – such as PTSD, bipolar disorder and attention-deficient/hyperactivity has risen significantly.
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$160.00
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