Accommodation Requests - Substance Abuse - Contagious Infections
Total Credits: 1 including 1 General
- Average Rating:
- 10
- Competency/Category:
- Human Resource Development | Employee & Labor Relations | Leadership & Navigation
- Speaker:
- Michael J. Mirarchi
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- License:
Description
Good judgment works well in handling most employee relations matters. However, there are special situations where legal requirements dictate specific handling to avoid significant personal and employer liability. This course provides practical knowledge and scripts for responding to requests for accommodations regarding religious practices or disabilities, confronting employees in substance abuse situations, and handling disclosures of contagious infections so that individual is properly helped, and the health of your workforce is protected.
Basic Course Information
Learning Objectives- How to legally respond to requests for accommodations, religion & disability.
- How to enforce your substance abuse policy while meeting all legal requirements.
- How to respond to off-site and on-site disclosures of potentially contagious infections.
Major Subjects Accommodation requests - religious practices
Accommodation requests - disabilities
Substance Abuse - constructive confrontation
Substance Abuse - confrontation in obvious impairment situations
Substance Abuse - duty to accommodate as a disability
Disclosures of potentially contagious infections
Course Materials
Important CE Recertification Credit Information (481.2 KB) | Available after Purchase |
Accommodation Requests - Substance Abuse - Contagious Infections (3.6 MB) | Available after Purchase |
Accommodation Requests - Substance Abuse - Contagious Infections Handout (3.6 MB) | Available after Purchase |
Speaker

Michael J. Mirarchi Related Seminars and Products
Michael J. Mirarchi is recognized as a leading expert in employment-related lawsuit prevention.
As an Employee Relations Counselor, he is dedicated to helping employers stay litigation-free.
Drawing from over 35 years of experience as an employer defense attorney and as a HR Vice
President, he developed “Reset the Clock - Practical Employee Relations for Leaders.” He has
presented it over 1,350 times to more than 34,500 leaders at employers across North America.
Mr. Mirarchi believes that most leaders exercise their abilities with fairness, integrity, and
professionalism. Nevertheless, there are plenty of opportunities to run into potential liability
situations. In these situations, leaders who know what to do and how to do it have a tremendous
advantage over those who don’t, in avoiding lawsuits.
He has presented the HR Professional version of this program for SHRM Chapters across the
country, biannually for DallasHR.
In 2013, Mike was recognized as the first inductee into the HRSouthwest Conference Speaker Hall
of Fame. Over the last 30 years, he has consistently been one of the highest-rated speakers,
excelling in content, professionalism, and delivery.
Mike received the 2024 DallasHR Lifetime Achievement Award for dedicating his career to
advancing the HR profession and making a lasting impact on Dallas HR. He is an educator and a
trusted advisor to the entire DallasHR community.
In conjunction with industry and professional associations, he has conducted live TV broadcasts,
webinars, and on-line programs, in addition to presenting at regional and national conferences.
Mr. Mirarchi has a B.S. in Business Administration and a Law Degree from Seton Hall University.
Additional Info
Basic Course Information
Prerequisites NoneAdvanced Preparation None
Designed For Managers and supervisors at all levels
Course Developer Michael J. Mirarchi, Mirarchi Management Group, TX
Additional Information
Complaint Resolution Policy Please contact Jessica Vieira with any complaints at jessica.vieira@acpen.com, (617-519-6790).Course Registration Requirements Online Registration
Instructional Delivery Method
Group Internet Based
Refund/Cancellation Policy
Please contact the HREN help desk 1-877-602-9877 or help@HREducationNetwork.com if you wish to cancel your attendance for a previously purchased webcast and are requesting a refund or transfer.
SHRM Accreditation Information HR Education Network is recognized by SHRM to offer SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP professional development credits (PDCs). This program is valid for PDCs. See the course registration page for more information on number of credits and credit types. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit shrmcertification.org
HRCI Accreditation Information HR Education Network is a recognized provider of recertification credits. HR Certification Institute® pre-approved this program for credits towards aPHRTM, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRiTM and SPHRiTM recertification. See the course registration page for more information on number of credits and credit types.
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