Compliance remains a never-ending concern among employers while Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requests continue to increase in a rapid pace. It is important if not critical for Employers to have an in-depth understanding of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) impacts their company. The ability to manage the idiosyncrasies of the processing of FMLA and how one processing failure can result in thousands of dollars in fines & penalties, auditing by the Department of Labor (DOL), cost of investigations, loss productivity and the cost of misuse by employees. In addition, statistics shows that over 61% of Employers have difficulty managing FMLA leave and intermittent leave.

When you add the complexities of other new mandatory regulations like leave regulations, reasonable accommodation and currently or soon to be legally effective, the possibility of FMLA overlapping with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), the increase of discrimination claims and wrongful termination allegations by employees, it is no wonder that this long time leave process is an administrative nightmare for Employers.

Course Objectives:

Based on these missteps that costs Employers so much and impacts their day to day operations to navigate this process, Employers need to have an understanding of the FMLA and other leave mandates, and develop a fool proof process to mitigate these and other workplace compliance regulations.

No one promises (or shouldn’t promise) that any webinar will make an Employer and expert in FMLA compliance but with an efficient process, effective training for managers and HR professionals, checklists and tools that can reduce risk, after taking this comprehensive training, Employers will be able to mitigate the risk and get back to running your business successfully.

Why Should You Attend:

This webinar will provide you with the tools, tips, techniques and resources that will help you understand your responsibilities and rights under this federal law. You will also learn the best way to combat Intermittent FMLA abuse.

Course Outline:

• What regulatory agencies enforce FMLA processing and how you can protect yourself from being a target
• How preparing your managers with compliance training can reduce your risk for high penalties as a good faith effort from FMLA violations
• Why Employers are at risk for FMLA allegations even when employees don’t ask for FMLA
• How you can create a strategy that works when FMLA users abuse the process
• Yes, Employers can terminate employees who have performance issues who are on FMLA Leave as long as you follow certain steps
• What tools can be used to streamline a difficult process and make it work for you
• When using a third party administrators (TPA) is the best method of processing FMLA
• What actions are prohibited by the FMLA
• How mandated posters can risk thousands in penalties if they are missing or outdated
• Why Employers should ensure they pay health benefit premiums during FMLA even of the employee stops paying
• How to manager intermittent leave during FMLA
• Access forms necessary to process FMLA as required
• And much more information to reduce your risk for violations

What You Get:

**Free FMLA Checklist for All Attendees**

• Training Materials
• Live Q&A Session with our Expert
• Participation Certificate
• Access to Signup Community (Optional)
• Reward Points

Who Will Benefit:

• Managers and Supervisors
• Employee Relations Professionals
• Human Resources professionals
• Employers
• Executives
• Compliance professionals
• Business owners
• Employers of companies with 50 employees or more (or will be over 50 this year)