FMLA Intermittent Leave Abuse: How to Take Control
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Many workers exploit the complexity of the FMLA, taking advantage of employers who fear they’ll get sued if they try to stop abuse. When companies fall into that trap, their productivity, morale and productivity suffer. Needlessly.
Don’t let it happen to you. Take control of intermittent leave abuse now. Fact is, you CAN take decisive action to stop abuse if you understand the law and know how to use it to your advantage. In this conference, a seasoned employment law attorney will show you how to attack this nagging problem with confidence, rein in abuses, and prevent FMLA malingerers from eroding productivity and morale at your company.
Our speaker will reveal the following:
- Proven tools for discouraging unnecessary leave that few employers use.
- How far you can go to make medical certifications work to your advantage.
- When to grant 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.
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Learning Objectives:
- How should you handle “chronic” conditions?
- What do the courts say about imposing job transfers to cushion the impact of absent workers?
- What specific employee communications will help you manage intermittent leave?
- What documentation must accompany a certification request?
- What are the most important lessons from recent court cases?
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Presented by:
Linda B. Hollishead, Esq.
Partner, Employment Services Group
WolfBlock LLP
Linda B. Hollinshead, Esq., is a partner in the Employment Services Group at WolfBlock LLP. In her practice, she provides training and counseling to employees throughout the country on subjects including monitoring employee attendance, FMLA compliance, medical and religious accommodations, leaves of absence policies, and more.
She also assists clients in drafting employee policies and handbooks, confidentiality and noncompete agreements, employment agreements, termination and severance agreements as well as independent contractor agreements. Ms. Hollinshead is the author of "It's All About What You Know and When You Know It: The FMLA Designation," in the Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, July 2002. She has also been quoted in numerous publications, including Inside Counsel and the National Law Journal. Ms. Hollinshead was admitted to the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bars in 1997.
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CD Rom + Transcript + Audio CD: - $349
CD Rom: - $247
Audio CD Only: - $229
Transcript Only: - $228
Questions About this AudioConference CD? Call 1-800-431-7571
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