Going To the Dogs - Therapy Animals, Service Animals and Pets in the Workplace
Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 1:30 pm ET
Duration: 90 minutes
Speaker: Teri Morning
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Special Feature: If you register for this webinar and cannot attend, you will be able to access a one-time instant replay without charge for up to 90 days after the date of the webinar.
Bonus for Each Registrant: The webinar speaker will answer one written question that you may submit by email within one week after the webinar.
Webinar Description
Service dogs (and service horses) have a long and valued history of performing daily activities of living for people with disabilities. However, many more animals are now appearing in public places. Ducks on planes, dogs in the grocery store and horses walking down city sidewalks. While service dogs/horses are respected and certain pets have always been welcome in the local hardware store, it’s still surprising to see a pig sniffing through the grocery store or a dog as your seatmate on a plane. As an employer, it’s important to understand what is the definition of a service dog vs. a support animal vs. a pet. You will also need to establish and enforce practical policies regarding permitting animals in your workplace.
This webinar will help you understand the differences between service animals and support animals, and understand your legal obligations regarding under what circumstances you will need to accommodate an employee who wants or needs to bring an animal to work. The webinar will also discuss best guidelines for setting up a Bring Your Pets To Work policy.
Agenda
- What is a service animal?
- What you can and cannot ask an employee who has a service animal.
Equines as service horses in the workplace. What are the guidelines for a service horse?
- What every non-horse manager needs to know about service horses.
- What is an emotional support animal?
- What you can and cannot ask an employee regarding an emotional support animal.
- Your legal obligations to permit support animals in your workplace.
- The big difference between service and support animals.
- Practical and effective policies and procedures to allow animals in the workplace.
- The concerns of service animal users regarding other support animals and pets.
- Pets in the workplace best practices and guidelines.
- How to start a civilized Bring Your Pets To Work program and head off problems.
- The single biggest cause of problems in a Bring Your Pets To Work Workplaces.
CONTINUING EDUCATION INFORMATION
Continuing HRCI Credit
This program has been pre-approved for 1.5 hours of General recertification credit hours through the HR Certification Institute. Use of the seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.
Continuing SHRM Credit
Logistics
- 90 minutes (Travel Free) delivered over the Internet.
- Unlimited listeners per connection - bring the entire department.
- Q&A session with the expert.
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