Mastering Intermittent Leave: How to Correctly Apply FMLA Rules and Stop Abuse

Mastering Intermittent Leave Webinar Recording

own or a family member’s long-term health condition, it can be disruptive to all parties involved -- from supervisors to coworkers to HR managers. You want to follow the law’s requirements, but you’re wary of employees gaming the system.

The cost of absenteeism when employees are on intermittent leave can often exceed wages and benefits, but that amount increases even more when you factor in training replacements, reduced productivity, and decreased employee morale.

But because employees are legally entitled to this type of leave, it's your job to figure out how to administer it correctly. Learn tips to manage these absences efficiently so that you can stay in compliance with FMLA regs and keep unscrupulous employees from taking advantage. 

By participating in this interactive HR Hero webinar, you'll learn:

• Circumstances that qualify employees for intermittent leave
• The documentation needed before an employee can take intermittent leave
• When you can question an employee’s use of intermittent leave
• How to calculate and track intermittent leave
• When you can require employees to take intermittent leave at a time convenient for the organization
• Alternate positions that better accommodate unpredictable absences
• When docking an employee’s pay for intermittent time off is permissible
• Practical steps to consider when an employee’s leave interferes with your organization’s operations and productivity
• The difference between time off as FMLA intermittent leave and time off as a reasonable accommodation of a disability and why it matters

In just 90 minutes, you'll learn how to balance your employees' rights to take intermittent leave under FMLA with your need for workplace productivity and stability. Register now risk free for this informative event. 

This webinar was recorded on Friday, September 28, 2012

Mastering Intermittent Leave: How to Correctly Apply FMLA Rules and Stop Abuse

About Your Speaker:

Attorney Marylou V. Fabbo is a partner with Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C. and heads its litigation department. Her practice is concentrated in employment law with an emphasis on employment litigation. She has successfully defended employers in civil actions involving many areas of employment law, including sexual harassment, discrimination, wage and hour, FMLA, breach of contract, and wrongful discharge.