The New Leave Compliance: How to Master FMLA, ADA, and Workers' Comp Overlap

The New Leave Compliance Webinar Recording

Scenario I: Let's say you’ve got a pregnant employee who experiences complications. She’s entitled to FMLA leave because her condition is serious enough to be protected. But is she also entitled to leave as an accommodation under the ADA? And if so, how much leave is she entitled to in total?

Scenario II: An employee claims workers’ comp and is unable to return to work, with or without accommodation, for several months. What are your options?

Complicated issues like these arise all the time when the line separating employee FMLA rights, applicable workers’ comp coverage, and ADA entitlements isn’t always clear. HR's rights and obligations can get murky, and it’s imperative that you know how to determine precisely what you can and can't do when facing the treacherous triangle of disability and leave laws.

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

• Which federal leave laws apply, and the order in which you should apply them
• How to figure out whether leave laws run consecutively or concurrently -- or a combination of the two
• What to do when an ill or injured worker has exhausted leave and is still unable to return to work
• How the recently enacted ADAAA affects your obligations under FMLA following an employee absence due to illness or a workers’ comp-covered injury
• When to grant an employee more time off than she is legally entitled to
• How to document your actions in a legally defensible way when you must reassign, transfer, or terminate a protected employee
• Real-life scenarios highlighting ADA, FMLA, and workers’ comp interaction
• Best practices for making sure your leave policies and practices don’t spark claims against your organization
• And more!

In just 90 minutes, you'll learn how to keep your organization in compliance with the latest ADA, FMLA, and workers' comp rules and regulations.

This webinar was recorded on Thursday, April 26, 2012

The New Leave Compliance: How to Master FMLA, ADA, and Workers' Comp Overlap

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.