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Wednesday April 20
2016
 Veterans and the Workplace: Rights, Preferences, and Opportunities

Veterans face challenges and opportunities when entering the workplace. Two laws, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), protect veterans from employment discrimination. State and Federal employers, and various private companies provide hiring preferences to veterans that can make the job search quicker and less stressful. For veterans looking to develop further skills for civilian employment, unique hands-on training and educational opportunities exist that can make a new career possible. This training will cover these important topics to ensure advocates are current and knowledgeable when helping a veteran find a job or manage an employment-related matter. 

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  • When
    Wednesday, April 20, 2016
    3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Location
    Legal Services NYC - Central
    40 Worth St., 6th floor
    New York, NY 10013
  • CLE Credits
    Areas of Professional Practice: 2.00
  • Format
    Traditional Live Classroom
  • Practice Area(s)
    Employment
    Veterans
  • Price: $0

About the Faculty

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    Christina Asbee (Speaker)

    Christy Asbee is a program director and attorney at Disability Rights New York. She serves NYS residents with disabilities receiving, interested in receiving, or having difficulty obtaining assistive technology. Christy has helped individuals receive devices such as motorized wheelchairs, speech generating devices, computers and training services, and the like through the VA, state and private health insurance providers, schools, employers, and other funding agencies. Her work helps people live independently, meet educational goals, and find and maintain employment. Christy received her J.D. from Vermont Law School in 2011. Prior to law school, she received a B.S. from Elmhurst College in Chicago, IL, attended Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain, and worked for two years in Akita, Japan.
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    Sara Liss (Speaker)

    Sara Liss joined Disability Rights New York as a staff attorney in August 2014. She a devoted disability rights advocate and has served clients in matters involving employment, housing, transportation, education, healthcare, jail and prison rights, and other issues. She represents clients in administrative and legal proceedings for a wide variety of disability-related matters. The majority of her clients have physical or sensorial disabilities. Sara earned her J.D. in 2014 from the UCLA School of Law and her B.A. with General Honors in 2011 from the University of Chicago, where she was Phi Beta Kappa.