Supporting Employee Mental Health & Well-Being and Disability Accommodations in the Public Sector
Includes a Live Web Event on 05/21/2026 at 1:00 PM (EDT)
Building a Neuroinclusive, People-First Culture
Join us on Thursday, May 21st, at 1 PM ET as our speaker provides you with actionable insights for supporting employees holistically while strengthening organizational compliance, performance, and culture.
Public sector agencies face unique pressures—high-demand service environments, increased public scrutiny, limited resources, and evolving workforce expectations. These pressures make it essential for HR leaders to adopt a proactive, compassionate, and legally sound approach to employee mental health, disability accommodations, and inclusion.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the critical link between mental health, well-being, and workforce performance—with specific relevance to public sector environments.
- Navigate disability accommodations (including ADA/ADAAA) with confidence and empathy, ensuring compliance while supporting employee success.
- Recognize and support neurodiverse employees, acknowledging the growing range of cognitive differences across the public workforce.
- Build a people-first culture that prioritizes psychological safety, belonging, trust, and equitable access.
- Implement practical HR and leadership strategies that strengthen recruitment, retention, morale, and organizational resilience.
Speaker: Leslie Tolliver, HR Manager, City of Clayton, MO
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Making public sector work better®.
Leslie Tolliver, JD, SHRM-CP
HR Manager
City of Clayton, MO
HR Whisperer: HR Director by day and I moonlight as an HR consultant by night, unravelling the mysteries of the corporate world one employee issue at a time. If you have workplace drama, I'll sift through it like a detective solving a juicy mystery novel.
Attorney: I proudly wear the title of attorney, battling it out in courtrooms and boardrooms. But I've seen the light! I've transitioned to a new, exciting phase in my life. Now, I help others navigate the legal landscape, steering them clear of the pitfalls and landmines I once braved. Consider me your legal guide through the treacherous terrain, having survived the trenches and emerged wiser and, dare I say, with a slightly more humorous outlook on life. Mom of Four: But wait, there's more! In my superhero cape (or, more accurately, my "Mom jeans"), I wrangle not one, not two, but four mini-humans who insist on calling me "Mom." They've taught me more about negotiation and diplomacy than any law school ever could. Globetrotting Foodie: When I'm not arguing cases or parenting, I'm jet-setting around the globe in search of the world's most delectable delicacies. My passport might as well be a food journal with stamps, and my heart belongs to every street food vendor, Michelin-starred restaurant, and hole-in-the-wall eatery. Proudly Neurodivergent: Beneath it all, I'm a neurodivergent warrior. My brain works in wonderfully unique ways, and I embrace it with open arms. Think of me as the Picasso of thinking, with a canvas of brilliant ideas that might zigzag, swirl, or loop-de-loop - but always with a dash of brilliance. So basically, in my multifaceted world, I'm a legal luminary turned legal guide, an HR sorcerer, a mom to a formidable quartet, a global epicurean explorer, a neurodivergent pioneer, and a recovering attorney with tales to tell and wisdom to share!