Do you feel stuck between letting chronic absences spiral out of control and worrying about triggering lawsuits by improperly denying leave? You’re not alone.
Join us to learn the latest leave-coordination strategies that will help you keep disruption and liability to an absolute minimum. Noted employment law attorney Jonathan Landesman will answer your toughest questions – teaching you how to make the FMLA, ADA and workers' comp work for you instead of against you.
This popular interactive audio conference will boost your success in handling ALL your crucial employee-leave issues. Join us to discover:
Ways to navigate ADA's and FMLA’s trouble spots:
- How to distinguish between a "serious health condition" (FMLA) and a "disability" (ADA) – and why it matters
- When chronic attendance problems become an "undue hardship" on your business
- How much disability leave is "enough" under ADA
- When pregnancy is considered a disability
- What happens when an employee can’t work even after 12 weeks of FMLA leave
- When an employee on leave becomes eligible for COBRA
- What happens to health coverage for employees on a "reduced" schedule
- How to respond if you suspect employee fraud
- What you must know about your state's FMLA-type law
- When state workers' compensation payments kick in
- Under what circumstances you can deny leave and/or terminate employees
- Executives
- HR professionals
- Supervisors and managers
- Business owners
Matthew Effland, a shareholder with Ogletree Deakins, represents employers in employment law litigation and provides training to managers around the country. He has spoken at numerous seminars on the topic of FMLA compliance, including his popular “FMLA in the Real World” session at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) annual convention. He recently co-authored The Indiana Employee’s Guide to the FMLA. Mr. Effland is also the editor of HR Specialist’s Indiana Employment Law newsletter.