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  • When does the duty to accommodate arise?
  • Procedural vs substantive requirements
  • What exactly amounts to undue hardship?
  • Demonstrating what considerations, assessment and steps were undertaken to accommodate the employee to the point of undue hardship
  • COVID specific issues – accommodating mental health, childcare needs, co-morbidities and more.
  • Medical marijuana – does an employer have a duty to accommodate an employee who consumes marijuana?
  • Accommodation issues related to family status, gender identity, creed, and other non-disability related grounds.