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Successful PTO Programs

Sponsored by Lorman Education Services
Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Time: 1:00 pm ET (12:00 pm CT, 11:00 am MT, 10:00 am PT)

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes


Registration: Session Only: $199.00
 
Registration - Session Plus CD Recording: $268.00


BENEFITS

This live audio conference will explore the various options that you face regarding time off issues, including vacations and absences due to illness.

The legal obligations that such policies implicate will be explored. You will come away with an understanding of the kinds of programs that have proved successful, how to design one that meets your needs and satisfies your legal obligations, and how to implement the policy that you choose.

AGENDA

Overview

  • Discussion of Problems That Employers Have With Absenteeism Due to Illness and Other Reasons
  • Increased Desire for Flexibility Among Employees

Different Types of PTO Policies

  • Absences Due to Vacation and Other Holidays
  • Absences for Personal Reasons
  • Absences Due to Illnesses

Interplay of PTO Policies With Other Laws

  • Wage and Hour Law
  • Family and Medical Leave Law
  • Laws Pertaining to Reasonable Accommodation of Disabilities

Pros and Cons of Different Types of Policies

  • Pay out at Termination Issues
  • Encouraging of Absenteeism Through Policy Structure
  • Compelling Usage of Time for Various Types of Absences

Designing a PTO Policy That Enhances Employee Morale and Reduces Absenteeism

  • Plan Design
  • Enhancing Employee Satisfaction
  • Reducing Absenteeism
  • Implementation Issues
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This live audio conference is designed for human resource managers, benefits professionals, payroll managers, business owners and managers, controllers, CFOs and attorneys.
FACULTY

Julie D. Schisler, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

  • Attorney in the Employment Law Department of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
  • Practice focuses on the defense and counseling of employers on all aspects of employment law, including leave laws and accommodating disabilities
  • Successfully represents employers in a broad range of employment matters
  • Assists employers in compliance with federal and California state statutes and regulations through counseling and development of employee manuals, personnel policies and a variety of employment agreements
  • Recognized in the Southern California Super Lawyers magazine as a Rising Star
  • Currently serves as the chair of the Orange County Bar Association Employment and Labor Law Section
  • Frequent speaker on the topic of leave laws and time off policies
  • Graduated, magna cum laude with a major in criminology, law and society and minor in psychology and social behavior, University of California, Irvine
  • J.D. degree, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Can be contacted at julieschisler@paulhastings.com
LIVE AUDIO CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

* 90-minute live audio conference (Travel-Free) delivered over the phone.
 * Unlimited listeners per connection - bring the entire department.
 * 10-minute Q&A session with the experts.
 * A professionally prepared reference manual.
 * Continuing education credits available for most live audio conferences

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS

(sponsored by Lorman Education Services)

  • AIPB

  • CLE (Please check the "Detailed Credit Information" page for states that have already been approved)

  • CPE

  • HR Certification Institute

  • HRPD

Click here for the "Detailed Credit Information" page.

Only registered attendee will receive continuing education credit.

REGISTER

Registration: Session Only: $199.00
 
Registration - Session Plus CD Recording: $268.00

(Not available outside the US or Canada)

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