Perfecting Your PTO Policy: How to Curb Abuse, Cut Absenteeism, Comply with the Law, And More

Perfecting Your PTO Policy Webinar Recording

Paid time off banks, as opposed to a sick leave banks, are becoming increasingly popular among employers, as they tend to boost employee job satisfaction while reducing unscheduled and unexpected leaves of absence. That sounds great, right?

Well, it can be -- if your PTO policy is designed and implemented correctly. In addition to giving employees paid time off for things like voting, illness, vacation and personal time, there are other factors you must consider, such as wage & hour laws, workers' comp regulations, and the ADA. The complexity of these laws -- and their relationship with PTO -- makes it crucial for you to know where your policies are potentially dangerous.

You’ll probably never settle an employee lawsuit over use-it-or-lose-it paid time off for $10.5 million, like courier DHL did. Or pay $11 million, like Kelly Services, over shorted vacation pay. Such settlements make AutoNation’s $2.35 million PTO settlement with employees seem cheap by comparison. But make no mistake -- PTO administration errors can lead to huge headaches for any employer.

Participate in this interactive webinar, and you'll learn how to create and administer an effective paid time off policy that will please your employees and keep your organization in compliance.

Key Webinar Take-Aways:

• How a PTO policy may help your organization reduce absenteeism-related abuse and cut your costs
• Key elements good PTO plan designs share
• Legal issues to consider before implementing your PTO policy
• How to make your PTO policy compliant with federal wage & hour and FMLA requirements
• Why a policy’s “use it or lose it” language could spell legal trouble for your organization and how to avoid it
• Best practices for establishing PTO accrual rates
• How to effectively manage your PTO program on a day-to-day basis
• Tips for calculating unused PTO days, carryover, and PTO compensation when the employment relationship is terminated
• Whether sabbatical programs should be counted as additional vacation time
• When docking exempt employees’ pay for time off is permissible and when it is not
• PTO impact on FMLA, the ADA, and workers’ compensation laws
• Best practices for controlling PTO abuses in your workplace, and how to discipline employees who are working the system
• What to do if an employee has exhausted his PTO but needs more time off
• And much more...

In just 90 minutes, you'll learn how to effectively manage paid time off for your organization. Register now for this event risk-free.

This webinar was recorded on Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Perfecting Your PTO Policy: How to Curb Abuse, Cut Absenteeism, Comply with the Law, And More

About Your Speaker:

Attorney Robert J. Wenbourne of Simpson, Garrity, Innes & Jacuzzi P.C. represents employers in all areas of labor and employment law. With more than 20 years of experience, he has practiced extensively before the National Labor Relations Board representing employers in union organizing and unfair labor practices proceedings; and he represents employers in state and federal court and before state and federal agencies including the state Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, the state Employment Development Department, the state Department of Fair Employment & Housing, the federal Department of Labor, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Office of Federal Contracts Compliance Programs.