FMLA Abuse Prevention for HR: How to Combat Chronic Call-Ins and Fraud

FMLA Abuse Prevention for HR Webinar Recording

Let’s face it -- some employees have a sophisticated sense about how to abuse their right to leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, particularly when using intermittent leave when vacation and sick time are not available. To minimize disruption in your workplace, you've got to know how to detect and deal with employees who abuse FMLA.

Sometimes the writing is on the wall, such as those patterns of Monday/Friday absences and midday doctor’s appointments. Some abuses may be more subtle, but regardless of what the employee is doing to work the system, the question is -- what can you legally do about it?

No employer should be afraid to hold employees accountable for their actions for fear of legal entanglements, especially since FMLA rules and regulations set forth the right to limit potential FMLA abuse. Learn how to identify, correct, and prevent FMLA abuse so you can stay in compliance and keep your workplace productive. 

Participate in this interactive webinar, and you'll learn:

• Questions you should ask every employee who calls in sick, including the reason, what they can and can't do, if they'll seek medical treatment, when they'll return, and more
• When you can deny a leave request based on failure to follow your established call-in procedures
• The ins and outs of requiring employees to request FMLA time off in writing
• When it's appropriate -- and legal -- to check on employees who are out on leave
• Your rights and obligations concerning medical certifications and re-certifications
• Restrictions on conducting surveillance of FMLA-protected employees
• When you can and can't discipline an employee on FML
  - Is seeing an FML-protected employee at the mall or grocery store enough?
• What your moonlighting policy should state in order to legally prevent employees from working second jobs while out on leave
• How to manage FMLA fraud without inadvertently sparking retaliation or interference claims

In just 90 minutes, you'll get the answers to your toughest leave questions so you can prevent FMLA abuse while staying in compliance. Register now for this informative event.

This webinar was recorded on Thursday, March 15, 2012

FMLA Abuse Prevention for HR: How to Combat Chronic Call-Ins and Fraud

About Your Speaker:

Attorney Michael E. Barnsback is a partner at DiMuroGinsberg. He represents clients in all aspects of federal and state employment law litigation from administrative hearings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and local human rights commissions to formal trials in federal court. He also regularly counsels clients on FMLA issues and teaches the annual FMLA Master Class sponsored by BLR/HR Hero.