New FMLA Regulations
Best Practices to Ensure Family and Medical Leave Act Compliance
Recording of a 90-minute CLE teleconference with Q&A
Conducted on Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Recorded event now available
This seminar will explain the key changes to the Family Medical Leave Act and offer compliance strategies for employers to avoid fines and penalties.
Description
The Department of Labor issued long-awaited revisions to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in late 2008. The revisions, which became effective Jan. 16, 2009, are the first changes to the FMLA since its enactment in 1993.
Between 18 and 21 percent of U.S. employers are estimated to be out of compliance with the FMLA. Mastering the requirements of the FMLA is complex, requiring a detailed understanding of federal and state laws and the development of sophisticated policies and procedures.
Listen as our panel of employment law attorneys explains the key changes in the new FMLA law and offers compliance strategies for employers to avoid fines and penalties.
Outline
- Key features of new FMLA regulations
- Military leave
- Notice provisions
- Serious health conditions
- Application and medical certification requirements
- Substitution of paid leave
- Fitness for duty
- New forms and posters
- Strategies for complying with new FMLA changes
- Update existing policies and forms
- Adopt new policy for military family leave
- Implement notice requirements
- Provide training to management on new requirements
- Update attendance and safety bonus programs to fully benefit from new rules
- Update job descriptions regarding medical certifications and fitness for duty certifications
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key questions:
- What new legal requirements do the new FMLA regulations impose on employers?
- What policy and procedural changes must employers make to ensure compliance with the new law?
- What are the penalties for non-compliance with the FMLA?
Faculty
Victoria A. Lipnic,
Former Assistant Secretary of Labor
Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C.
A member of President George W. Bush's administration, she was formerly responsible for administering and enforcing numerous laws and regulations which set employment standards for most of America's workers, including the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Dana Connell,
Shareholder
Littler Mendelson, Chicago
He has extensive experience in court, representing companies in all types of employment litigation. He has litigated cases under a variety of employment and labor laws, including the FMLA. He speaks extensively on employment law topics.
Henry T. Goldman,
Of Counsel
K&L Gates, Boston
He represents employers in employment law matters, including planning, counseling and litigation. He advises on compliance with employment-related laws, including the Family and Medical Leave Act.
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Customer Reviews
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Julia Szadkowski
Equifax Canada Inc.
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Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg
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Gibson Dunn
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First American Title Insurance Company
The real case examples and case citations were very helpful.
Tyler Wilkinson
Axley Brynelson, LLP
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Partner
Littler Mendelson
Partner
Perkins Coie
Partner
Wick Phillips
Shareholder
Littler Mendelson
Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig
Partner
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Partner
Gladstone Michel Weisberg Willner & Sloane
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Greenberg Traurig
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