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FMLA Compliance Update Webinar
FMLA disputes are among the top five issues that land companies in the courtroom. It's been a big part of HR departments for 10 years now, and it has only grown in importance. Are you prepared?
Course Description/Agenda FMLA
disputes are among the top five issues that land companies in the
courtroom. It’s been a big part of HR departments for 10 years
now, and it has only grown in importance. Are you prepared?
Do you
really know FMLA as well as you should?
Have you
ever felt unsure of the steps you needed to take when an employee
requested leave? Felt frustrated by an employee who you thought
might be taking advantage of intermittent leave time? Wondered if
you owed an employee on leave a bonus? FMLA is an extensive and
often confusing law. Is it any wonder you find yourself
second-guessing your decisions?
More than
any other regulation, act or rule, FMLA affects your employees on
a personal level. When your employees come to you for approval of
FMLA time, they are likely facing a life-changing event—be it an
illness, a death in the family, a new child, an injury or the care
of a parent, among others.
Sometimes
"no" is the only answer you can give—legally. But you want to be
100 percent sure that you’re denying leave based on facts, not
hunches. Or, conversely, approving leave based on facts, not on an
emotional employee’s pleas. The only way to protect your company
from potential legal backlash is to let the law guide you. That’s
what this critical workshop will do for you ... get you up to date
on the facts.
What You
Will Learn
- How to easily clarify the
"gray areas" of FMLA eligibility
- The different types of leave
your employees can take and what qualifies for each one
- Exactly which medical
conditions can be granted leave under the confusing triangle of
FMLA, ADA and Workers’ Comp
- How to cut through the
confusion of intermittent leave
- And more
WORKSHOP AGENDA
Program
time: 3 hours
Session 1: Debunking Common Misconceptions
About FMLA Leave
- The top 10 mistakes made when
dealing with FMLA and how to avoid them
- How FMLA relates to state laws
and federal discrimination laws
- How you can accurately
determine who is an eligible employee
- Special rules for specific
employee groups—is your company exempt?
- How to untangle the knot
caused by having two spouses working for your company
Session 2: Know Your Company’s Rights
Under FMLA
- Why it’s harder than ever to
determine what a "serious health condition" is and what the
courts are saying about it
- "Rolling year," "leave year,"
"12-month period"? Aren’t they the same under FMLA?
- Court decisions about the
expanded rights for unmarried domestic partners
- Medical certifications your
employees must provide to protect YOUR rights as an employer
- Actions you must take when an
employee fails to satisfy certification requirements that won’t
irreparably damage the work relationship
Session 3: The Complex—and Often
Confusing—Relationship Among FMLA, ADA and Workers’ Comp
- Identifying where each law
overlaps the others and which one takes precedence
- How the EEOC definition of
"reasonable accommodation" could conflict with the
ADA-FMLA-workers’ comp triangle
- How to bring an employee back
to work and comply with the ADA (reasonable accommodation), FMLA
(physician’s release notice) and workers’ comp (light or
modified duty) without violating his or her rights under any of
the three
Session 4: Crossing Your FMLA "T’s" and
Dotting Your "I’s" Safely and Legally
- How to correctly figure paid
and unpaid leave
- How FLSA’s "pay docking"
policy affects your employees
- Keeping track of the accrual
of employee benefits during leave time
- Health benefits and FMLA leave
(COBRA, ERISA, etc.)
- Times you can be held
personally liable for FMLA violations
Session 5: Maintaining Total FMLA
Compliance at All Times
- What you need to do when
forced to terminate an employee on leave
- How to reinstate employees on
leave and the exemption for highly compensated employees
- What exactly constitutes an
"equivalent position" under FMLA?
- What you can legally do when
your employee fails to return from leave
- A layman’s guide to the legal
repercussions and penalties for noncompliance of
FMLA regulations
Session 6: Special Section: FMLA &
Intermittent Leave
- FMLA leave types: Continuous,
reduced-schedule, intermittent leave
- Documenting intermittent leave
under FMLA
- Tracking intermittent leave
- Rolling 12 weeks—not annual 12
weeks: Time-off parameters under FMLA
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FMLA disputes are among the top five issues that land companies in the courtroom. It's been a big part of HR departments for 10 years now, and it has only grown in importance. Are you prepared? |
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Who Should Attend |
HR Personnel |
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