Mitigating Mental Health Discrimination Claims in the Workplace

Mental health is the latest emergent issue for employers due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the resulting recession, and other factors like the perpetual display of racial and gender injustices in the media.  Statistics indicate that there is and will continue to be an increase in mental health discrimination concerns and claims raised by job applicants and employees. Please join Proskauer attorneys Nici Eichberger, Atoyia Harris, and Sydney Cone for a timely CLE webinar discussing mental health discrimination, the risk these claims pose to employers, and how you can help prepare your clients to mitigate their risk.

Learning Objectives:

1. Assess federal regulations governing mental health discrimination claims

2. Discuss recent trends with respect to mental health discrimination claims

3. Identify steps employers can undertake to mitigate their risk with respect to mental health discrimination claims