Good news: FMLA regulations passed in 2009 provide new options to help employers combat one of the biggest headaches HR executives face: abuse of intermittent FMLA leave.
It’s no secret that some workers exploit the complexity of the Family and Medical Leave Act, taking advantage of employers who fear they’ll get sued if they try to stop abuse. And you know all too well what happens when you fail to confront abuse: productivity and morale suffer.

Don’t let it happen to you. Take control of intermittent FMLA leave abuse now.  The revised FMLA regulations do provide employers with mechanisms to curb the abuse of intermittent FMLA leave if you understand the law and know how to use it to your advantage. In this conference, our speaker, attorney Linda Hollinshead of Duane Morris LLP, will show you how to attack this nagging problem with confidence, rein in abuses, and prevent FMLA malingerers from hurting your company’s bottom line.

Here’s what will be covered:

• What’s new in the 2009 FMLA revisions that can help you control intermittent FMLA leave abuse
• Tools for reducing unnecessary leave
• How far you can go to make medical certifications work to your advantage
• When employers are required to  grant FMLA leave, and legally sound reasons for denying it
• How to master FMLA record-keeping, one of the keys to bolstering your defense should you ever end up in court
• By attending this 90 minute program you will also get answers to these questions:
• How will revisions to the definition of a “chronic” serious health condition impact employee eligibility for FMLA leave?
• When are employers permitted to impose a job transfer on employees seeking intermittent FMLA leave?
• What specific employee communications will help you manage intermittent leave?
• What employer notice documentation must be sent to employees and what additional medical certification information may be obtained?
• What are the most important lessons from recent court cases?

She also conducts employee complaint investigations and assists clients in drafting employee policies and handbooks, confidentiality and non-compete agreements, employment agreements, termination and severance agreements as well as independent contractor agreements.

Registration: $249.00

Registration - Teleconference plus CD: $338.00