ADA & FMLA Compliance Manual PDF

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NELI hosts the nation’s most comprehensive update of legal developments and practical advice on questions regarding ADA and FMLA compliance, a program unique to NELI.

This publication was updated for the April 2026 ADA & FMLA Compliance Update and is available in a searchable PDF format.

Description

Description

The chapter headings below reflect the agenda of this important annual program. We are grateful to our distinguished panel of faculty members for their contributions to the newly revised course manual.

Chapter Headings:

Update on the Definition of “Disability”
Developments on Whether an Individual is “Qualified”
Practical “Reasonable Accommodation” Issues
Direct Threat Issues
Understanding Conduct Rules
EEOC Documents: Selected Recent Cases – and more
Requesting Medical Information Under the ADA
Update on Complex FMLA Issues

This Manual is current through April 2026.

Presenters:

David Fram

NELI

David is NELI's Director of ADA Services. In this position, David conducts in-house and virtual ADA training for employers (including manufacturers, federal, state and local governments, and universities), law firms, and bar associations, among others. He also provides expert witness services during administrative proceedings and litigation.
Ellen McLaughlin

Seyfarth

Ellen is engaged in a broad-based employment law practice, with particular emphasis on federal and state court and administrative agency employment litigation. Ellen also has an extensive advice and counseling practice that focuses on avoiding litigation. She regularly consults with employers to implement nationwide practices and systems which are both legally compliant and which meet an employer’s business needs. She also acts as a company’s trusted advisor with respect to not only day-to-day employment issues, but also sensitive and high profile termination or other "bet the company" decisions and programs. Ellen is frequently retained to conduct investigations for clients relating to internal claims of discrimination, harassment, and other unlawful conduct brought by employees. In her investigations practice, she is often retained to investigate allegations involving C-suite executives, human resources, or legal department personnel as well as other highly confidential, sensitive, or politically charged matters.
Tracy Billows

Seyfarth

Tracy is the co-Managing Partner of the Chicago office and past chair of the Chicago office Labor & Employment department, concentrating her practice on representing and counseling employers throughout the country in the entire range of employment law matters. Tracy provides extensive advice and strategic guidance to clients on a wide array of Human Resources topics and issues, including policy development and review, auditing the Human Resources functions, leave and absence management, EEO compliance, reductions in force, employee relations, labor relations, performance management, discipline and discharge and various other areas, with an emphasis on instituting best practices and avoiding litigation.