LUNCH & LEARN Meeting / October 5th, 2011
Date: Wednesday, Nov 9th, 2011
Time: 11:30am-1pm
Location:
Tulsa Country Club
701 North Union Ave. Tulsa, OK
Cost:
$20 (members) : $25 (non-members)
This Program is HRCI accredited.
RSVP to: info@teeoca.org Or fill out the form at the bottom of this page.
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Please join us for TEEOCA’s upcoming Lunch and Learn presentation. Chris Thrutchley will be covering issues that employers may encounter with the new ADAAA regs. Some of the important areas will include:
- Determining what constitutes a covered a disability
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- Actual disability
- Record of disability
- “Regarded as” disabled
- Effectively navigating the interactive process of determining whether a reasonable accommodation exists
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- What is a reasonable accommodation
- What is not a reasonable accommodation
- Determining whether an accommodation would render an applicant or employee qualified for the job
Our speaker, Chris Thrutchley is a shareholder and director of NEWTON, O’CONNOR, TURNER & KETCHUM and has advised and defended employers in labor, employment, and business matters for nearly 20 years. Attorneys in the legal community have rated Chris “AV® Preeminent,” the highest rating for legal ability and ethics earned by only 12% of attorneys inNorth America. Tulsa People
magazine has listed Chris as one of Tulsa’s “Top Lawyers.”
Chris earned his law degree with highest honors from the University of Tulsa, where he was inducted into the Order of the Curule Chair, the highest academic accolade conferred by the College of Law.
Chris is one of few employment lawyers in the nation to be certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), an internationally recognized designation conferred for senior-level mastery of the strategic and functional areas of human resources. Chris capitalizes on his unique knowledge and experience as a former human resources director with responsibility for over 3,250 union and non-union employees to provide daily, strategic counsel to unionized and non-unionized employers of all sizes and types, from large fortune 500 companies to small businesses, state agencies, county governments, municipalities, and non-profit organizations. Chris proactively teams with clients to design, implement, and audit best employment practices to achieve strategic objectives, foster continually improving employee relations, and reduce risk of costly liability. Chris is also a trial lawyer who regularly defends employers and businesses in state and federal courts, as well as state and federal agencies.
