KNOW YOUR RIGHTS IN THE WORKPLACE
An Introduction to Employment Laws Protecting Individuals with Disabilities and Their Loved Ones
Meeting Information
March 21, 2024
General Meeting Begins @ 7 PM
Mental Health Speaker Series, Free and Open to the Public
Speaker
Dale Brodsky, Attorney and NAMI CC Board Member
About the Speaker
For our March 2024 General Meeting, Dale Brodsky, a long-time attorney specializing in employment law, will present a tutorial on laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the bases of mental and physical disability and provide workplace protections for those affected by disability. She will focus on two California employment laws in particular: the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA). FEHA prohibits discrimination on 18 protected bases, including mental and physical disability, and requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation if needed. CFRA affords employees the right to take a 12-week leave of absence without losing their jobs for baby-bonding or to care for their own serious health condition or that of another person.
Ms. Brodsky is of counsel to Beeson Tayer & Bodine, a union-side labor law firm in Oakland and Sacramento. For most of her 40-plus-year career as an attorney, she has represented public and private sector employees in employment-related matters, including discrimination and workplace harassment. For 11 years until her term expired in 2023, Ms. Brodsky served on the Civil Rights Council, formerly known as the Fair Employment and Housing Council. During her tenure on the Council, Ms. Brodsky co-wrote California’s regulations concerning mental and physical disability, as well as other protected bases under the Fair Employment and Housing Act. Almost 20 years ago, Ms. Brodsky helped establish the Contra Costa County Behavioral Health Court. Currently, she is a member of the Board of Directors of NAMI-Contra Costa and chair of the Criminal Justice Mental Health Advisory Committee. Last, but not least, Ms. Brodsky has family members affected by mental illness.
Questions or Comments?
If you have questions or comments for our speakers during the presentation, you may contact Barbara Scott at barbara.scott@namicontracosta.org on or before March 21, 2024.
Closed Caption Translation
Closed Caption Translation is available in VARIOUS languages for any of NAMI CC’s General Meetings on ZOOM. Attendees can select the CC language of their choosing. RSVP to barbara.scott@namicontracosta.org by March 21, 2024 if you require audio language translation.
