Perfecting Your PTO Policy: Know Your Obligations When Administering Leave

Perfecting Your PTO Policy Webinar Recording

Paid-time-off banks, as opposed to 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 and hour laws, workers' comp regulations, and the ADA. The complexity of these laws -- and their relationship with PTO -- make 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:

• The difference between PTO and traditional sick and vacation banks
• Best practices for developing your PTO policy and what design elements good plans share
• Must-have language to include in your PTO policy, and why a "use-it-or-lose it" PTO policy might not be your best bet
• How FMLA interacts with PTO policies, including how to calculate leave time when PTO is used concurrently with FMLA leave
• Practical considerations to take into account when employees are taking PTO and intermittent FMLA leave, including how to track time off and more
• PTO concerns that arise for employees covered under the ADA, workers’ comp law, or short-term disability
• Tips for managing your organization’s PTO program on a day-to-day basis, including the proper way to calculate unused PTO days, when to dock exempt employees’ pay, and carryover and PTO compensation obligations when the employment relationship is terminated

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 will be recorded on Thursday, September 6, 2012

Perfecting Your PTO Policy: Know Your Obligations When Administering Leave

About Your Speaker:

Attorney Michelle Lee Flores is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Fisher & Phillips LLP. She focuses her practice on all aspects of employment litigation, including jury and bench trials, arbitration, mediation and pre-litigation negotiations, involving sex, race, religion, age and disability harassment and discrimination, wage and hour violations, including class actions, and wrongful termination. Ms. Flores also advises clients on employment compliance, internal investigations, discipline, terminations, reductions in force, and wage and hour matters.