Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Master the Fundamentals and Minimize Organizational Risk
Understanding and applying the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is tricky for even the most seasoned HR professionals, so imagine how supervisors and managers must feel. Getting up to speed on the fundamentals of the FMLA is not only a compliance requirement, it's the right thing to do for your employees. It can also help mitigate risk in your organization.
In this highly-interactive eight-hour workshop, taught in two four-hour sessions, you will refine the skills you need to properly administer the Family Medical Leave Act in your organization. You'll review the different elements of the FMLA and how to apply them correctly. You'll speak with FMLA experts and attorneys, collaborate and network with your peers, and leave with the tools and resources you need to apply what you've learned in real-life situations.
What You'll Learn
Determine FMLA eligibility quickly and easily by understanding what qualifies as a serious health condition, and how to navigate "gray area" conditions
Handle suspected FMLA abuse according to legal guidelines
Manage intermittent and reduced-schedule leave
Identify how the FMLA and ADA, as well as other leave laws and workers' comp rules, overlap, and how to follow them appropriately
What to Expect
- Interactive and outcome focused
- Offered virtually over 2 days in 4 hour sessions
- Access log-in information and materials (participant guide and toolkit) in your MyHCI profile
- Chat and interact with faculty and peers via Zoom
- Attend this workshop and earn 7.5 HCI, 7.5 HRCI, 7.5 SHRM, and 7.5 ATD recertification credits
HCI Premium Membership
Our Premium Membership is an entire year of learning opportunities, valuable tools, and help with your toughest challenges bundled in one convenient offering for you. Take control of your HR career and make a greater impact in your organization by joining today. You'll get free attendance to HCI's Elevating the Employee Experience conference, as well as access to past virtual conferences, monthly half-day HR workshops, discounts on certification programs, and more.
Course Outline
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Day One
- Review FMLA basic requirements
- Determine FMLA eligibility quickly and easily
- Recognize recent trends and developments affecting leave
- Identify serious health conditions
- Verify medical certificates and recertifications
- Prepare and uphold return-to-work policies and certifications
- Navigate gray areas and unusual circumstances
- Give the four kinds of FMLA notices
- Select the best FMLA leave calendars
- Handle suspected FMLA abuse
- Manage employee leave
- Train supervisory staff
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Day Two
- Track, manage, and calculate FMLA leave
- Determine job reinstatement rights
- Manage an FMLA investigation
- Conduct a self-audit to ensure compliance with FMLA
- Understand how FMLA and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) interact
- Balance your obligations under the FMLA, ADA, and other laws
- Offer reasonable accommodations
- Explain recent developments in state leave laws
