Why Should You Attend:
This webinar will instruct attendees on FMLA compliance and educate employers on identifying and eliminating FMLA leave abuse among employees. The employment law compliance expert will also focus on key elements like:
Maintaining an updated employee leave policy
Calculating leave entitlement and intermittent leave
Investigating suspected FMLA abuse
Denying an FMLA request
Broad and sometimes unclear regulations, numerous changes to the law, and conflicting court decisions, make FMLA one of the biggest compliance challenges for employers. This webinar will clearly define the parameters of the law, and in the process, simplify FMLA compliance for your organization.
Areas Covered in the Webinar:
FMLA overview
Which employers are covered
Creating and/or updating the employee leave policy
Determining the appropriate ‘leave year’ period to implement
Which employees are entitled to FMLA
The definition of a ‘serious health condition’
Eligible reasons for leave
How and when to request certification
Which health care providers are appropriate
Calculating leave entitlement and intermittent leave
Definition of fraud
Patterns of abuse
How to investigate suspected FMLA abuse
How to deal with FMLA abusers
Recertification
When to deny an FMLA request
When to transfer an employee covered under FMLA
How to terminate an employee on FMLA
This webinar will instruct attendees on FMLA compliance and educate employers on identifying and eliminating FMLA leave abuse among employees. The employment law compliance expert will also focus on key elements like:
Maintaining an updated employee leave policy
Calculating leave entitlement and intermittent leave
Investigating suspected FMLA abuse
Denying an FMLA request
Broad and sometimes unclear regulations, numerous changes to the law, and conflicting court decisions, make FMLA one of the biggest compliance challenges for employers. This webinar will clearly define the parameters of the law, and in the process, simplify FMLA compliance for your organization.
Areas Covered in the Webinar:
FMLA overview
Which employers are covered
Creating and/or updating the employee leave policy
Determining the appropriate ‘leave year’ period to implement
Which employees are entitled to FMLA
The definition of a ‘serious health condition’
Eligible reasons for leave
How and when to request certification
Which health care providers are appropriate
Calculating leave entitlement and intermittent leave
Definition of fraud
Patterns of abuse
How to investigate suspected FMLA abuse
How to deal with FMLA abusers
Recertification
When to deny an FMLA request
When to transfer an employee covered under FMLA
How to terminate an employee on FMLA
Speakers
Vanessa G. Nelson, SPHR, CLRL is founder and president of award-winning Expert Human Resources (EHR), which she founded in 2009, to help companies maintain compliance, avoid litigation, maximize human capital, and reduce costs. She has over 29 years of business management experience at 2 major corporations in Michigan. She has helped companies reduce costs as well as save hundreds of thousands of dollars.Ms. Nelson received her Master of Science in Administration/Human Resources Management degree from Central Michigan University, and a Bachelor’s in Business Management from Northwood University. She holds the Certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) credential from the Human Resources Certification Institute, and Certified Labor Relations Leader (CLRL) from Michigan State University.
