Live with Legal featuring Littler, Q3 2026

Mental health has become one of the most complex and highest-stakes areas of leave and accommodations management, with requests rising even as the situations behind them grow more nuanced and harder to navigate compliantly. Join Jeff Nowak, Shareholder at Littler Mendelson, and Seth Turner, Co-Founder of AbsenceSoft, for a candid conversation about why mental health cases are often harder to manage than physical conditions, how HR can approach difficult or ambiguous situations with confidence, and what options are actually available when a request doesn’t fit neatly into policy. They’ll also cover the latest updates from the state leave law landscape, giving HR leaders a clear, practical picture of what’s changing and what to watch for next.

Key Takeaways:

• Mental health is now a top driver of leave and accommodations requests, and these cases carry unique complexity.
• Learn how to navigate difficult or ambiguous mental health situations with confidence.
• Understand the options available to HR when a request doesn’t fit neatly into policy.
• Get the latest state leave law updates HR teams need to know.